Terrence Mawawa, Masvingo|$200,000 has reportedly disappeared as a raging storm brews at the Roman Catholic owned St Antony’s Msiso High School with parents accusing the head of gross abuse of funds.
Disgruntled parents yesterday accused the school head Emmaculate Tinago of rampant corruption and gross embezzlement of school funds to the tune of USD200,000.
The parents also accused Tinago of constructing a sub standard structure at the boarding school after failing to account for the hostel construction levy collected from the parents for over six terms.
The parents said the school constructed the below standard structure claiming it cost $ 200 000.
“We have been paying the hostel construction levy for more than six terms. Initially she told us the levy will be paid for six terms but to our surprise the payment period has been extended. The head also took school equipment to her farm. The Ministry of Primary and Secondary Education is deeply reluctant to act on the matter. We have written several letters to the ministry to no avail. The head has a habit of inflating figures.
She also inflated figures for the borehole construction project at the school. We have gathered evidence that she also demands kickbacks from companies that supply goods at the school,” said one parent who spoke to ZimEye.com.
Efforts to get a comment from Tinago did not materialise but sources at the school claimed the head was being protected by senior education officials. Another angry parent said:”The Ministry has to send a team of auditors to analyse the school’s financial records. The head is concealing a lot of sinister motives. She spends most of her time at her farm in Chiredzi. The school’s high standards are waning with each passing day.”