Gender specialised scribes have taken the Teachers Commission of Zambia, TCZ, for not taking any disciplinary measures against teachers suspected to have defiled pupils.
And the civil society has expressed concern at the rising number of child labour and abuse among school going children in schools.
ZANIS reports that the scribes expressed their concern after learning that the commission has to date not taken any penutive measures on any teacher reported to have defiled a school girl.
Renowned scribe, Felistus Chipako, said on Tuesday during a media forum on Child abuse held at the International Labour Organisation offices that it was disheartening to note that the commission had not taken a single measure against any offending teacher in the country.
Ms Chipako said this is despite that the commission is mandated under its statutory to ensure that any teacher found guilty of misconduct should be relieved of duty.
This was after former education Permanent Secretary, Barbra Chilangwa, disclosed in her presentation that a number of teachers defiling school children were let scot free by the commission.
The scribe took Mrs Chilangwa, who is the Executive Director for Campaign for Female Education, CAMFED, to task on why it has taken her to disclose the development now when the practice of defiling school girls by teachers had been going on for a long time in Zambia.
Her colleagues supported her view saying the development was saddening.
And Mrs Chilangwa disclosed that her organisation had discovered from its recent study that child labour and abuse was rampant in most schools in Zambia.
She, particularly, pointed out at one named school in Eastern province where she said pupils where being sent to solicit for money from the general public to pay salaries for members of staff not on pay roll.
The CAMFED Executive Director said to abate this practice, her organisation had introduced zero tolerance against child abuse programme in schools throughout the country.
She said most vulnerable school girls are, in the programme, being offered full package sponsorship by CAMFED and advocacy programme to guard against abuse in schools.
She pointed out that in most cases poverty was a major contributor to child abuse in schools as some of the pupils are intimidated and harassed by the fellow pupils as a result.
Meanwhile, United Nations International Commission for Education, UNICEF, has called for a child friendly schools in the country to enable children enjoy their right to education.
UNICEF deputy representative, Elspeth Erickson, said there was need for child friendly environment in Zambia so that every child enjoys the privileges of education.
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One of you teachers should try to defile my own daughter and see what is going to happen.You know what i will just chop off your pipe and give it to the dogs.
Yes #2, chop the bazuka and give it to bingo.
Who shld we trust? we regard teachers as parents,bt any way if parents can do that to their own children in south africa wht can stop this evil teachers but hey u re not in south africa where they let pipo like tht go free u re in zambia and its not the country for that rabbish.let this kind of pipo face the law
Most defilement cases are faked. I have gone out with a lot of my students who agree to my proposal. Some of them even entice me to sleep with them. I remember one girl agreed to have sex with me afterwards he threatened to report me to the police if I was not going to give her money. So I obliged. Had she reported, I was going to be charged for defilement even though it was a mutual agreement.
2 & 3 bushe maume beka aba chita defile, what are you going to cut on the reverse gender
are there also some women who defile children? @ Mwiinga
are there also some women who defile children? @ Mwiinga.
are there also some women who defile children? @ Mwiinga.
muletontonkaya if you have no idea shut the fcuk up assholes.
#5 You are a shame to the teaching profession if you are not just championing the discussion.
What would be Shakafuswa’s reaction and statement about the same?
#10 please lets respect ourselves nga nikwishiba nkesa kuponona musula obe.
These guys are rapists and paedophiles.
Ukubomba mwibala,kulya ifyamwibala bane.
tight ass and pussy nice nice.Go teacher go.
#5 i agree with ur sentiments.Most of the so called rape cases in Zambia are just faked and its important that new technologies are brought in so that rape and defilement cases can be investigated thoroughly.Yo know guys at times i laugh when i read most of the stories in the papers pertaining to rape.The evidence given leaves much to be desired.Medical examination is incomplete if not inconclusive.We need to introduce DNA examination in Zambia coz this can be able to pinpoint the exact culprit.
teachers and politicians – same behaviour.
spot on bashi bubble you and i have something in common, i have a big dog called teddy he would do a good job.
its just sad that teachers are sleeping with their students thats why we have low standards of education.
which one of you can resist a young thing with pointed chest, bubbling box throwing itself your way ?, gentelemen zambian girls are the most beautiful girls. You try and be a teacher, especially at boarding schools for girls, you will be sending your wife to lusaka every month.
# 21 KC are u serious ?. How old are u ? don’t embarass your self with your lack of morals. We are trying to form a civalised blog, then you come up with this rubbish. Grow up.
Ba shushushu bamudala maybe you are a lines man who dosent use his flag
#8-9: I was defiled by some woman who used to intice me using sweets and fanta.. since then i have had a problem, when ever i look at a woman i don’t trust them neither do i want to associate with them…I’m now 38.
#24: Wali uwa pwalala. So who are you telling today.
This is serious.Is education gone to the dogs or the dogs have come to education?
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