…poor diet, practical subjects banned

…Head personalising school generator

H-Metro|Allan Wilson Boys High pupils yesterday protested against the school headmaster for alleged maladministration of the school.

Some concerned parents joined the pupils and said the headmaster and the school committee were not being fair and change was needed.

The demonstrations started at the assembly point close to the headmaster’s office were students were throwing tantrums and war cries to express their anger.

The school headboy Ian Mhonderwa an Upper Six Sciences student said they were no longer learning according to the syllabus as they were banned from doing practical subjects by the school head.

“We are no longer learning towards the syllabus and it is disadvantaging most students.

“We no longer have sufficient laboratories, the school is left with only two labs for both A’ and O’ Levels which is not fair. Most laboratories were turned into classrooms and students are complaining because the classrooms have bad ammonium smells.

“We are forced to bath using cold water in the morning whilst our parents are paying huge amounts of school fees. What is the purpose of saying Alan Wilson is a (former Group A) when we can’t even have hot water in the winter season?” said Mhonderwa.

Another Upper Six Commercials student who is a prefect, Debrian Mugarapanyama, said pupils were being ordered to produce school fees receipts when entering the dining hall before getting meals.

“How can we be ordered to produce fees receipts to eat sadza and beans every day, most days the beans will be half cooked.

“The school generator was taken to the head master’s house and ever since load shedding started we are being forced to study with candles, and then consider Alan Wilson as an A school whilst our parents are struggling to pay exorbitant fees.

“School fees was $750 and it doubled yet they aren’t any developments made by the school,” said Debrian.

The school headmaster Njitimana could not be reached for comment as he was locked in his office while the demonstrations were in progress.