The Ombudsman has given management of Kamarambo primary school in Malawi’s Mzimba district a 14 day ultimatum to re-admit Bible Believers pupils at the school who refused to cut their hair short.
This follows complaints from members of the church after the children were banned from the school in 2014.
According to a letter from the chief regional officer at the Ombudsman Yamikani Chokhotho, issues of hair cannot warrant the school to ban children from attending classes.
The Ombudsman also advised the school management to abide by the letter or face court proceedings.
“Issues of hair are purely administrative and cannot overwrite the constitution on the right to education,” stated part of the letter.
In reaction to the letter from the Ombudsman, teachers at the school wrote a letter to the Ombudsman saying they will not re-admit the students until they cut their hair short.
“The school management, Parents Teacher Association (PTA) together with the members of the church agreed that the parents will abide by the school rules by allowing their children to cut their hair short,” wrote the teachers.
They said it was shocking to realise the parents of the pupils were not convinced hence reporting the case to the office of the Ombudsman.
The teachers warned the Office of the Ombudsman to stop threatening them and denied that they are in breach of section four of the Ombudsman Act.
The teachers have also described the Ombudsman’s conduct as a breach of academic freedom and threatened that they will stage a sit in.
Bible Believers church is a religion which prohibits female members from cutting or re-touching their hair.
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Ngati boma linalola azimai kumvala or kuyenda osamvala ndi ma legezi awo m’town kuli bwanji kuvomeleza za tsisi cox tsitsi sizoti avula ngati momwe tikuonera dzipsyepsye zazimai let children to go to school xaphuzitsi zosaphunzira ndi choncho bola kugwira u garden boy pano pa theba than to be a teacher kupusa
Nafe achirasta ana anthu muwaganizire nao akufuna mphonje
God is watching u all,,,,,let children learn f really.
xul rules having exceptions et? Uniform ithe aliyense azingopita ku xul bola azigera…… U shud see why uniformity is important
No way t COMPROMISE school rules bcs of a few pple wh donot understand BIBLE teachngs.Donot giv up teachers.Let all leanaz hv their hair cut.PERIOD.
If the schools will toleraye ‘EVERYTHING’ deduced from the Bible, there will be chaos.
Nthawi ya asamunda yinapi,nthawi ya one party yinapita pano ndi Democracy,tiyeni tilemekeze ufulu wa chibadwidwe ndinso chipembedzo,asiyeni aphunzile school ana…Joseph Suzgo Mwale RSA
Fotsekiiii!!!!!!!!!
MABELIEVER SIMALAMULO AWO KUSAMETA AYI KOMA NDIBAIBULO NDIYE MUWAUZE NDINU OTI ADZIMVE PAKATI PA ANTHU NDIMULUNGU NDAFUNA KUCENJEZA MULUNGU SALEMEKEZA MUNTHU MUWALETSA KOMA MUONE ZIMENE MULUNGU ADACITA KU UMBWI SECO ADAMUBWEZA MTSIKANA KUSUKULU KOMA ZITATELO AHEAD TRANSFER YADZIDZI KU HOSTEL YA ATSIKANA MPHERE ATSIKANA ONSE TAMALUMIKIZANI ZOCITIKAZI NDI MAWU SINDIKUDZIWA KUTI AHEAD AKALEWO AKUUMBWIWO ADAZIWONA BWANJI NANUNSO AKUMITSANI MTIMA KUTI MUONE KWIYO WAMULUNGU
MABELIEVER SIMALAMULO AWO KUSAMETA AYI KOMA NDIBAIBULO NDIYE MUWAUZE NDINU OTI ADZIMVE PAKATI PA ANTHU NDIMULUNGU NDAFUNA KUCENJEZA MULUNGU SALEMEKEZA MUNTHU MUWALETSA KOMA MUONA ZIMENE MULUNGU AMACITA KU UMBWI SECO ADAMUBWEZA KUSUKULU KOMA ZITATELO AHEAD TRANSFER YADZIDZI KU HOSTEL YA ATSIKANA MPHERE TAMALUMIKIZANI ZOCITIKAZI NDI MAWU SINDIKUDZIWA KUTI AHEAD AKALEWO AKUUMBWIWO ADAZIWONA BWANJI NANUNSO AKUMITSANI MTIMA KUTI MUONE KWIYO WAMULUNGU
Kodi ana amalephela mayeso chifukwa cha tsitsi ?
Malamulo ena ndi a jealous .
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Kodi ku pulaimale savala trouser chifukwa chani? Kuvala trouser ndikulakwa? Malamulo ena amangofuna kuti pakhale uniformity pakati pa ana asukulu basi.
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Ma Bible believers kuti chiyani iwowa? Why are they so special? Ana ama rasta akumakanidwa ndi ma dread. Iwo ndi Bible liti limene akunamila, machimo ali tho m’mitima yawo. School rules must be applied, ngati sakufuna akamange yawo. A ombudsman asaopyeze apa
What if everyone in class has good reason to defy one part of school rules? iguess all rules might in the end have a reservation– Every entity has rules,its the same as in the military,ucant keep hair there. just follow rules unconditionally!
What about rasters ?
Akazi Asamete Sisilawo Kodi Cilengedwe Chomwe Sichinena Za Izi?
You bible believers, why cant you build your own schools. We believe that achild who is to be good must be taught good morals.When we talk about good morals we mean behaviour and hygiene. Cutting hair short is part and parcel of hygiene.Every learner must observe school rules regardless of their denomination. Muslims build their own schools inorder to teach their children both academic and religous doctrine lessons. Build your schools,simple.
Vuto lomwe masiku ano lilipo ngakhale mu nthawi ya Ambuye Yesu ndikumvera munthu osati Mulungu. Dziko la Malawi ndi limodzi lomwe ufulu wa kupembedza ulipo koma sukufuna kuloledwa ndi anthu ochepa omwe nfu owerenga baibulo koma amazemba dala pa choonadi. Baibulo lidati mkazi asamete tsitsi. Sing’anga akadalamula zikadamveka mofulumira kwa aphunzitsiwa kona poti ndi Mulungu zikuoneka zovuta kunvetsa. Mulungu atsekuleni maso anthuwa kuti awone monga mudachitira ndi Gehazi uja. Vumbulutsani chinsinsi ichi monga mudachitira kwa Petro. Alankhuleni monga mudamulankhulira Paul pa njira ya ku Damasiko.