Teachers flee school amid “sex in dreams” claims
By a Correspondent
THREE female teachers at Mpepo Primary School in Luano District, Central Province, who have been complaining of being sexually abused in their sleep at night by suspected wizards have been transferred to other schools, authorities have said.
Luano district education board secretary (DEBS) Boniface Makungo said the teachers were tormented by witchcraft.
Makungo said his office had no option apart from moving them to other schools in the district.
“These claims of witchcraft were made around April last year. They reported that every night they would be sexually abused by unknown people in their sleep. They would only wake up in the morning, finding men’s stuff on their private parts, and this was happening almost every week. So, we decided to act by transferring them to other schools. They are now working in different schools,” he said.
Makungo said the first two teachers left immediately while the third one moved after some time.
He said the affected teachers were allegedly overwhelmed by the strange sexual terror they were experiencing and had threatened to leave Mpepo Primary School.
“However, following the intervention of Chief Chikupili and Luano district commissioner Kells Meleki, the community was engaged and other teachers were restrained from leaving,” Makungo said.
He said reports by some teachers claiming to have been sexually abused by witchcraft were there at the school.
“The management has also been swapped and we have a new head [teacher]. I moved the head [teacher], deputy [head teacher] and one teacher. We also have a new deputy head and some teachers have also been transferred and it is now quiet. Calm has been restored at the school,” Makungo said.
He said his office adopted a path of engaging communities in improving relations with schools and the delivery of education in the district.
Schools could not afford to operate in isolation because they were in communities, and the learners they served came from within.
Makungo said community support was important for schools to be effectively managed.
