Sex horror in the classroom

A primary school in Gaborone
A primary school in Gaborone

A Notwane Primary School Standard One class was horrified after witnessing a violent sexual act unfolding in front of their eyes when a male boy grabbed and raped a female classmate in front of them, as the victim cried in pain.

The acting head teacher of the school, Misha Israel said the matter was dealt with by the school’s guidance teacher.  Israel went out of the office to go and call the guidance and senior teachers. They came after a long discussion outside. 

But all hell broke loose as the teachers and Israel became uncooperative as The Monitor reporter sought answers. They denied that the incident was ‘rape’.  One of the teachers said if this was a rape incident, the matter could have been reported to the police.  The deputy head teacher wanted to know the definition of rape from this reporter.

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