Pupil sues school over expulsion

A form four pupil at Mutambara High School who was expelled from the school for allegedly being the brains behind a strike at the boarding institution in July this year, has filed an urgent chamber application at the High Court challenging his expulsion.

School authorities alleged in court papers that Aleksei Bvute fanned the strike in which pupils assaulted the school's security guards damaged property.

Bvute cited the Minister of Primary and Secondary Education Lazarus Dokora, the Secretary for Primary and Secondary Education, acting provincial education director for Manicaland Forgiveness Chawarerwa and Mutambara High School as respondents.

Bvute, who is being represented by Harare lawyer Sharon Hofisi, was suspended from the school in July this year, following violence that erupted at the boarding institution pitting Form 4 and Form 6 students.

Bvute said in his application  told that he was assaulted by a security guard at the school in June this year after arguing with friends during a soccer match at the school.

He said he was later taken to the boarding master and while he was speaking to him, some of the students attacked one of the security guards with stones and chased him out of the hostels.

Bvute said he was not part of the rowdy pupils, who went on to cause the suspension of lessons the following day.

Tensions mounted until a full scale fight broke out between Form 4 and Form 6 students.

He said he was suspended on 7 July.

A date is yet to be set for the matter to be heard.