The Daily Observer (Banjul)
Assan Sallah
29 April 2008
Unimpeachable sources have confirmed to the Daily Observer that a Grade nine teacher (name withheld) at Kombo Kerewan Upper Basic School, has alledgly impregnated a Grade 9 student (name withheld) at Kombo Kerewan Upper Basic School, Kombo North, Western Region.
Sources hinted the Daily Observer that the teacher who is alleged to have committed this offence, is currently under detention at the Police Headquarters in Banjul for interrogation since last Tuesday as investigations mount in connection with the matter.
However, when contacted to shed light on the matter, John Gomez, the principal of the school, confirmed the case adding that the teacher alleged to have impregnated the grade nine student is currently under detention at the Police Headquarters in Banjul and yet to be granted bail.
Another teacher, name withheld, also confirmed the story when Daily Observer visited the school yesterday afternoon.
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what a shameless scene we are seen now.althought this case is not a new thing to the gambia n my fellow femine student, i could even recalled that, i did shared a batch or grade as widely known in the gambia,with a femine fellow student, a name withheld, n this was widely known n rampant in our time ie early to late 90s,when my fellow femine student using this kind of dirty game as a show up to bluff the other student, even at the point of coniving with our teacher in order to manupulate their exam result.some even take this thing n make it as a show up n provoke their other male student, n our some teacher also used their salary to give it to our female student in order to influence their love.this kind of bad teaching pratice should be eleminated from our education cycle in order to give chance to our fellow sister n daughter to have acces to education for a better future.the first person to fight up this malice in our midst is our own fellow sister n daughter who needed to open their eye n stand against it n the world ll make a follw in their suit.I can vegemently testify to any court of law to produce evident, about how this is being carry out.A WORD 4 WISE IS ENOUGH.