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12-member gang stabbing in school investigated
18 Oct 2014 at 12:24hrs | Views
A 12-member gang of bullies are believed to be behind the stabbing of a Form 4 pupil at Njube High School in Bulawayo.
Bulawayo Provincial Education Director Dan Moyo said that a team of psychologists from the Ministry of Primary and Secondary Education had for the past two days been holding meetings with school officials as well as parents of each of the 12 bullies who stabbed a pupil late last month at the school's grounds.
He said the boys' individual backgrounds would be examined after revelations that the pupils were smuggling alcohol into the school premises.
"After reports that the pupils were smuggling alcohol into the school premises, the team will find out where they got that alcohol and if their home environment contributed to the situation," said Moyo.
He said in the event that the boys were excluded from the school, they could still be able to write their Ordinary Level examinations coming from home.
The gang, all from Njube, allegedly targeted pupils who were not from the same suburb. One of the members stabbed their victim after he refused to be bullied.
Bulawayo Provincial Education Director Dan Moyo said that a team of psychologists from the Ministry of Primary and Secondary Education had for the past two days been holding meetings with school officials as well as parents of each of the 12 bullies who stabbed a pupil late last month at the school's grounds.
He said the boys' individual backgrounds would be examined after revelations that the pupils were smuggling alcohol into the school premises.
He said in the event that the boys were excluded from the school, they could still be able to write their Ordinary Level examinations coming from home.
The gang, all from Njube, allegedly targeted pupils who were not from the same suburb. One of the members stabbed their victim after he refused to be bullied.
Source - Chronicle
