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Africa-Press – Zimbabwe. <\/strong><\/span>A female learner committed suicide in a school toilet at St Mary\u2019s Secondary School in Chikanga, Mutare on Tuesday last week after she had just been reprimanded for her wayward behaviour by her grandmother.<\/p>\n

The late 14-year-old Rumbidzai Chimusasa had been warned against bad behaviour by her grandmother, Juliet Mafunga, whom she was staying with.<\/p>\n

Mafunga told The Manica Post that she had warned Rumbidzai against coming home late and also advised her to ditch some of her close friends. Said Mafunga:<\/p>\n

I am not sure if I was supposed to just remain and watch her coming home late as well as continue playing with friends that I knew would be of bad influence on her.<\/p>\n

I took her as my own child. I have six children and I am not married. I am a vendor and the least I expected was to be troubled by kids that I work so hard to feed.<\/p>\n

On the day she died, I had warned her against playing with some of her naughty friends and told her to stop coming home late.<\/p>\n

I am not sure if this is what prompted her to commit suicide, but surely was I wrong?<\/p>\n

I did not only reprimand her. I also reprimanded my own daughter. My daughter heeded my advice, so I do not know whether this offended Rumbidzai or not.<\/p>\n

I think there was more to her decision to commit suicide than my words.<\/p>\n

Rumbidzai committed suicide in one of the school\u2019s toilets on Tuesday and this prompted the school authorities to dismiss the other learners early.<\/p>\n

On Thursday, the Roman Catholic Mutare Diocese education secretary, Lawrence Chibvuri said they were offering prayers and counselling to other learners who were traumatised by the incident. Said Chibvuri:<\/p>\n

It is very unfortunate that she failed to open up and seek counselling from the school authorities.<\/p>\n

Instead, she decided to end her life and this is the main message we are giving to our children at the school as well as all other Catholic schools.<\/p>\n

We are saddened, however, by the choice of place for suicide because it causes trauma to other learners and teachers.<\/p>\n

Therefore the prayers and counselling sessions are meant to help them cope with the sad incident.<\/p>\n

We encourage learners to open up and not resort to drastic measures when they are going through tough times.<\/p>\n

Zimbabwe Republic Police (ZRP) spokesperson for Manicaland Province, Inspector Nobert Muzondo, said:<\/p>\n

We are yet to establish what led her to commit suicide. I am sure the parents or guardians would know better.<\/p>\n

However, as the police, we will continue urging parents and guardians to have a cordial relationship with their children so that they are free to open up about all problems that they will be facing, rather than resorting to committing suicide.<\/p>\n

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