A parent is being pursued by Sembabule District police after allegedly attacking and beating up a school head teacher, after he reportedly sent his children home to collect birth certificate fees.
The event transpired at Kirembe Muslim Primary school, Mateete in Sembabule district on Tuesday when Mr Jamil Mwanje stormed the school.
As reported by eye witnesses, Mwanje pounced on the head teacher, Mr Jamil Magezi inside his office for sending his three children home to collect the necessary fees to process their birth certificates.
One of the teachers at school who preferred anonymity to speak freely about the incident, claimed that they were busy conducting lessons when they heard the head teacher making an alarm inside his office.
“We ran to his rescue only to find Mr Mwanje engaged in a physical fight with the head teacher, accusing him of sending his children back to home to collect fees for processing birth certificates,” the female teacher said.
The teacher said Mr Mwanje escaped immediately after the incident.
Mr Godfrey Tumwekase, the chairperson Mateete Sub County condemned the incident.
According to him, it was unnecessary to physically attack the head teacher, adding that Mr Mwanje’s attack was uncalled for.
“As local leaders, we are going to ask to help police in pursuing Mr Mwanje who went into hiding following the incident,” he said.
Southern Regional Police Spokesperson, Mr Muhammad Nsubuga confirmed the incident, saying Mr Magezi has already recorded a statement with police and investigations into the case have started.