A judge sent Avondale deputy headmistress Roseline Boroma to prison for two years yesterday. She must serve one year behind bars with another year suspended if she behaves well. The court found her guilty of picking a company for sports equipment without following the rules. Boroma claimed she never chose Frammatic Engineering herself but that others had requested it. Prosecutor Kudakwashe Muza proved this was false.
Government schools like Avondale must follow certain steps when buying things. School departments need to ask for items through proper channels before the headmaster can approve purchases. Last year, the sports leader Shuvai Stella Zhanje told Boroma they needed basketball and netball posts. Boroma hired Frammatic Engineering without telling the sports department or headmistress. The company put up the equipment at the school grounds for $1,780. Sports teachers were surprised since they never filled out paperwork for these items. The headmistress and the School Development Committee learned about this problem and called the police.
Government schools like Avondale must follow certain steps when buying things. School departments need to ask for items through proper channels before the headmaster can approve purchases. Last year, the sports leader Shuvai Stella Zhanje told Boroma they needed basketball and netball posts. Boroma hired Frammatic Engineering without telling the sports department or headmistress. The company put up the equipment at the school grounds for $1,780. Sports teachers were surprised since they never filled out paperwork for these items. The headmistress and the School Development Committee learned about this problem and called the police.
