adminMost of the affected pupils were girls.
Parents who spoke to Chronicle said what angered them most was that authorities at the Methodist-run school did not report the matter to the police.
“We were surprised when we saw our children coming back home to get some blankets and food after the theft incident. Some of us did some follow-ups this week to find out if there were any investigations going on only to learn that the matter was not even reported to the police,” said a parent.
The parents said this was not the first time that such an incident of burglary has hit the school.
They said the thieves always got away with pupils’ belongings raising suspicions among parents that the theft could be an inside job.
“This has been my school for years but what is surprising is that it has become a trend at the school. In 2008, burglars got away with about 80 pairs of pupils’ shoes after they broke into dormitories and ransacked them.
“Last year there was also a break-in into the head’s office and the thieves stole some stationery and cash. Surprisingly no action was taken to bring the culprits to book. We are now suspicious that the school authorities might be dining with these thieves.
“When I phoned and asked the school head to give us an update into the investigations to the latest incident, he told me that that the matter was not reported to the police. It then raises a lot of questions,” said another parent.
The parents said they were forced to buy new blankets, sheets and food for their children for the second time in a single term following the break-in.
The school’s headmaster, Mr Aaron Kasirori, declined comment on the matter.
The school principal, Reverend Vengesai Kambani, also declined comment. He asked this reporter to call him later only for his mobile phone to go unanswered.
Online Reporter