TEACHERS are meant to be people that children look up to.
And schools are meant to be places of learning.
Nyamandlovu Primary School has been hit with what has become the latest violent incident of child abuse after a Grade Seven learner developed signs of post-traumatic stress disorder after he was allegedly brutally and repeatedly assaulted on the head with a switch by his teacher as punishment for making noise.
After the attack, and according to a medical report, the 12-year-old pupil sustained bruises on the scalp, had swollen eyes and the injuries were described as “very serious”.
The teacher, Victoria Vambe, allegedly struck the pupil several times with a switch on the head on 25 February this year. The pupil reportedly sustained bruises on the head as a result of the assault.
The father of the child is now demanding justice after evidence of plans, by the parties involved in handling the matter, to sweep it under the carpet despite the fact there is a medical report showing that the pupil suffered severe injuries as a result of the alleged attack.
The matter was reported at Nyamandlovu Police Station on 25 February under case number CR01/ 03/ 19 and its wheels are still sticking, much to the chagrin of the boys’ parents.
Speaking to B-Metro , the boy’s father Itai Muzambwe fumed saying he was not happy with the way the matter was being handled both by the police and District Schools Inspector (DSI).
“On the day in question my son came home bleeding and told me he was beaten by the teacher. He said the teacher repeatedly struck him with a switch leaving him with wounds on his head. He felt dizzy after the attack.
When we took him to hospital the doctor who attended to him said he suffered severe injuries on the head.
“As a result of the attack, my son is also now experiencing some strange exhibitions like jerking movements after every 10-15 seconds; signs which I suspect are symptoms of a seizure. He is also now appearing confused and that abnormal condition started after the attack by the teacher. I don’t understand why the teacher was so brutal,” said Muzambwe.B-Metro
