Ex-matron at Oprah Winfrey Leadership Academy for Girls was found not guilty of abuse . `` I will forever be proud of the nine girls who testified with the courage and conviction to be heard , '' Winfrey said . Tiny Virginia Makopo , 30 , was charged after a student complained . She had been accused by the girl's mother that she beat her daughter with a belt and threatened to kill herself if they didn't stop fighting.
Ex-matron at Oprah Winfrey Leadership Academy for Girls was found not guilty of abuse . Tiny Virginia Makopo , 30 , was charged after a student complained . She had been accused by the girl's mother that she beat her daughter with a belt and threatened to kill herself if they didn't stop fighting.