Student suspended for flashing ‘V’ sign at Museveni rally

A student of Sebei College, Tegeres in Kapchorwa has been expelled indefinitely from school for allegedly flashing the “V” sign, a presumed opposition symbol, in full view of President Museveni. Joshua Wambede, a Senior Two student, allegedly made the sign as President Museveni toured the school and took pictures with students. “This angered many officials at this function and has been viewed as a sign of indiscipline on the side of a student,” headmaster Fredrick Chesang Sindet wrote in a June 7 letter to the boy’s parents. “He has therefore been suspended indefinitely pending the decision of the Board of Governors,” Mr Sindet wrote. Mr Museveni visited the school on Sunday as part of his Bonna Baggagawale popularisation tour in the far eastern district. The boy’s mother, Ms Norah Muduli, said the school had no reason to dismiss her son. “I feel so disappointed and depressed that my son had to be sent away from school for such a reason,” a sobbing Ms Muduli told Daily Monitor yesterday. “When I visited the school this morning, the entire administration was hostile towards me. The headmaster and teachers were abusive and disrespectful,” she said. ...i thought we were living in a democracy. Your excellency, please respond.