Girls High students lured by gifts from men

Oriel Girls High headmistress, Mrs Jeane Dhoro, said there were fears that some of her students were being lured by gifts from men and this left them vulnerable and possibly end up giving in to sex advances.

Dhoro aired these sentiments at the school's annual general meeting held at the school on Saturday. She said her administration has confiscated several cell phones from students, as stipulated by school regulations. However, these mobile phones lie unclaimed in a development that suggests that they were clandestinely acquired - behind their parents' backs.

Addressing parents, Mrs Dhoro said: "It is sad to note that I have had a heap of unclaimed cellphones in my office for quite a long time. Only parents can claim the cellphones on behalf of their children. And because they are not the ones who bought these cellphones, they remain idle in my office. To us it gives a clear picture that the cell phones have been bought by boyfriends. Our fears now are that these boyfriends might have end up asking for sexual favours from our students."

As for rumours about pornographic videos and images circulating at Oriel Girls High, The school head had this to say.

"After reports of students sending pornographic material at the school using cellphones, we have agreed, as a school, to take the cellphones from any student found using one at the premises and also charge anyone whose phone rings during lessons."

She revealed that they now have internet facilities for e-learning and there is no need for students to take cellphones to school. Ironically, as the headmistress presented her report, ringing cellphones disrupted proceedings although the parents had been advised to switch them off at the beginning of the meeting.

Meanwhile, parents applauded the headmistress for an increase in the pass rape of O-Level from 12 percent to 21 percent, and A-Level from 54 percent to 84 percent. The school also improved in sporting activities and produced a junior parliamentarian for the Harare East Constituency.

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