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Corporal punishment: School closed, headteacher arrested

Bukenya allegedly caned the pupil for several minutes before tying her hands and legs with ropes and confining her to a bed overnight as other pupils watched helplessly. “Bukenya admitted that he had punished the child,” Kiggundu said.

Nabatanzi supported by Mwanjuzi (right) and relatives as she is taken to hospital. (Credit: Luke Kagiri)
By: Luke Kagiri, Journalists @New Vision


MITYANA - Education authorities in Mityana district have ordered the closure of a primary school and handed its headteacher to police after a Primary Seven pupil was allegedly

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Education
Corporal punishment
Schools
Teachers
Bright Way Junior School
Irene Nabatanzi
Fredrick Amooti Bukenya