By Staff Reporter
Some teachers at Lilongwe Private School are being accused of dishonesty during a recent board investigation into allegations of racism within the institution.
When board members visited the school to establish the truth about reported discriminatory practices, certain coordinators chose to deny the allegations, thereby failing to protect indigenous Malawian children affected by the situation.
One of the teachers, identified as Comfortable Mailosi, boldly defended the administration and dismissed the racism claims as false.
However, evidence from staff members contradicts his testimony and points directly to the primary head teacher, Ms. Maria Asghar, as the architect of discriminatory classroom practices.
Sources reveal that Ms. Asghar personally created a racist sitting plan arrangement in one of the Standard 4 classes during Mailosi’s science lesson when she instructed him to place children of Asian origin at the front and push all indigenous Malawian pupils to the back.
Another coordinator who chose to lie is Mr. Samuel Kameza, who shamelessly defended Ms. Asghar despite knowing that she had implemented a similar racist sitting arrangement in his Standard 6 class while he was there.
Teachers have confirmed that this segregated sitting arrangement has been implemented in other classes as well, making it a recurring pattern rather than an isolated incident.
It is alleged that Mailosi and Kameza deliberately misled the board after being coached by Ms. Asghar on what to say in exchange for money.
All coordinators who spoke during the interface meeting reportedly had secret agreements with Ms. Asghar, which explains why they read from prepared notes rather than speaking freely from their own perspectives.
Concerns have also been raised that one of the Vice board chair Mr Bedha appeared supportive of the fabricated testimonies, casting doubt on the credibility of the entire inquiry.
Teachers fear that the coordinators, together with the primary head teacher, are contributing to the deterioration of the school because they prioritise gossip and personal alliances over professionalism.
Among the coordinators, Mailosi is said to be the most involved in spreading misinformation, spending significant time in the head teacher’s office discussing matters unrelated to improving academic standards.
Despite these allegations, many teachers insist that the core problem lies with the primary head teacher, whom they describe as the main source of division, manipulation, and unethical conduct within the school.
As the school prepares to reopen, concerned teachers are urging the board to conduct a fresh investigation through scheduled one-on-one interviews with staff members in the staffroom, while excluding the Vice Chair, Mr. Bedha, from the process.
