Claim: Students at Cameroon College of Arts and Science Kumba are sexual harassment against them by the principal and teachers.
Verdict: Investigation ongoing
Chamberlin Ntou’ou Ndong, Senior Divisional Officer of Meme, established a committee of inquiry to look into an allegation of an alleged sex scandal in response to the stories on social media. Even though none of the alleged victims filed an official complaint, unsettling information about the harassment was posted online. The commission has a week to look into the matter and put it to rest.
Atinda Martin Mboni, the principal, believes the rumours are a ruse concocted by his political rivals. He maintains his innocence and is confident the commission will agree.
For more factual insights on the story, read The Guardian Post newspaper, ISSUE 2682.
The Persistence Of Sexual Harassment In Cameroonian Universities: Contribution To An Anthropology Of School Violence
The debate on the suspicious relationships between university lecturers and their students is of actuality today. There is an ever-increasing interest manifested through numerous interdisciplinary researches carried out. The goal is to reveal the situation in Cameroon today. In the context of economic and social crises, this text affirms that harassments exist in the Cameroonian school and university milieus today. Even if it is uncertain and most often concealed. The article aims at putting into perspective the contemporary anthropological perspective that observes and analyzes behaviors of the Cameroonian education community. In addition, through the combination of identical representations, the socio-economic context and daily cultural practices, evaluate the actual situation. From the definition of harassment, the forms of school and non-school violence ponder on sexual harassment in the Cameroonian universities and propose the way out.
Source: The Law Brigade Publishers
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