Parents express concern over abuse of students
Friday, February 26, 2010
The worry stems from the long distance the students have to travel to and from their respective schools everyday.
In an interview with Mmegi, a guardian of a student schooling at Goldmine Reginah Moyo aged 57 said she has heard about stories of students of the two schools being raped and some drivers kidnapping them when they ask for lifts.
"This is terrible and it hurts so badly. Some heartless drivers end up taking advantage of the situation and drive away with our children while they would have agreed to give them a ride," she said.
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