As recorded by contemporary sources,[citation needed] the opening of the school was met with opposition from the local authorities, which saw the teaching of Albanian in the Latin alphabet as a heresy, given the Muslim dominant culture of the area.

In addition, the prefect decided to transfer away the local Muslim clergy, but the decision was reverted by governor Essad Toptani.

In these conditions Muslim exremists organized the killing of Sulejman Zalla, who was the teacher of the school, and who was declared by them as a heretic.

Later he managed to leave Qamili and to go to Prênk Bibë Doda, the bayraktar of Mirdita, where he obtained protection under the Albanian besa.

At that point he went back to his teaching career and was recipient of several government medals for his educational endeavors, including the People's Teacher (Albanian: Mësues i Popullit) which was granted in 1994.