Townsend head in a fix over auction mobile phones

Townsend High School head mistress  in Bulawayo, Millicent Moyo is in a fix after she  reportedly failed to return mobile devices which she controversially auctioned last year after confiscating them from  students.

She is defying a Government directive.

Moyo controversially conducted an auction in November last year for devices among them cellphones which she had confiscated from schoolchildren.

The auction saw some parents, teachers and outsiders who managed to sneak into the School Development Committee meeting buying modern smartphones like Samsung S4s, Blackberries, Android and Nokia Windows phones for as little as $15 with the most expensive going for $20. Normally the price of smartphones start from $100.

"It was always impossible for the school to recover all those cellphones because in some cases they were bought by people who were not even linked with the school hence it became difficult to trace them," said the source.

It is further alleged that the school was forced to defer a meeting with parents that was scheduled for November last year to a date yet to be announced fearing a backlash from parents.

"The head hoped that by the time they call the next meeting they would have recovered all the cellphones so as it stands they are now not sure what to do as eventually the School Development Committee has to meet," said the source.