Nabbingo, Namilyango Back Janet M7 Anti Bullying Policy

By Elijah  Khisa
Bullying of students joining new schools is criminal and is punishable by law however the vice had been going on for a long time with culprits walking Scott free.

However schools across the country have started implementing the directive of  the first lady and minister of education Janet Kataha Museveni of fighting bullying among their respective  schools and ensure safety for the incoming new students’

During the official closing ceremony for the two day S1 selection exercise which took place at Lugogo UMA main hall last week, the minister of education and sports Janet Kataha Museveni who was represented by the junior minister Peter Ogwang issued a stern warning to all head teachers  saying they would be personally  held accountable for any incident of student bullying among their schools.

And among the schools which have  come out to  enforce the decision are  Trinity College Nabbingo and Namilyango College respectively whose head teachers separately confirmed that they would enforce the directive  without compromise.

The Head teacher of Trinity College Nabbingo, Nassozi Immaculate Lwanga told this website that she was going to assign informers  among the student community with the cardinal responsibility of monitoring  any incident of bullying within their ranks and reporting for action.

“We are going to ensure that the minister’s directive is unreservedly  implemented and enforced by all stakeholders back at Nabbingo because bullying is criminal and it disturbs the victim’s mind who end up losing confidence among themselves,” noted Lwanga.

Mpuuga Constantine Sajjabi, the headteacher of Namilyango strongly condemned any acts of bullying among schools and that the Namilyango community would do its best to ensure that no single student is exposed to the act.

“At Namilyango we don’t take chances when it comes to the safety of our students across the board, especially the newcomers who expect to enjoy a friendly learning environment as opposed to being exposed to bullying,” observed Mpuuga.

He pointed out that bullying allows the victims to suffer psychological distress which cannot be allowed in modern times.