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Parliamentary committee on education science and technology has called upon Mukamambo secondary school to rescind its decision to expel the 14 and 16 year old girl pupils who were allegedly defiled by students from Chalimbana university.
Five grade nine and 10 pupils at Mukamambo girls boarding secondary school in chongwe aged between 14 and 16 have reportedly been expelled for spending nights away with their boyfriends from chalimbana university.
And police have since arrested two students from the university aged 17 and 28 and charged them for defilement with police disclosing that a 17-year-old juvenile and a 28-year-old man, were charged for defilement after two of the girls identified the students as the ones they spent nights with at their hostels.
But parliamentary committee education science and technology chairperson Twaambo Mutinta says the school should reinstate the pupils and instead provide counseling to the victims who are teenagers.
Mr. Mutinta who is also Itezhi tezhi member of parliament is of the view that it is unfair to blame the victims and subject them to expulsion when Zambia is currently consolidating efforts to enhance the re-entry policy.
Eh ahs since charged that the school should also be held accountable for not providing adequate child protection systems that safeguard learners against any harm that include exposure to sexual abuse .