Gauteng Education MEC Chiloane Launches Investigation Into Glenvista High Classroom Fight

Saturday, May 04, 2024 at 12:08 PM by Trisha Pillay 2 min read

The Gauteng Education Department has launched an investigation into a fight between a teacher and two pupils at Glenvista High School in Johannesburg
The department said the incident, seen in a video that went viral on social media, took place on Thursday, 2 May 2024
The video shows the two fighting violently in class and damaging school furniture in the process

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Trisha Pillay is a Briefly News current affairs journalist in Johannesburg. Beginning her 13-year-long career at eNCA, she honed her reporting skills and coverage of crime and court cases, which she further developed at The Citizen newspaper, African News Network and Newzroom Afrika. Do you have a hard news story you would like to share? Email: trisha.pillay@briefly.co.za with CA in the subject line.

Glenvista fight

The video went viral, depicting a violent altercation between an educator and two Grade 9 students in the classroom. The Gauteng education department said the incident reportedly took place on Thursday.

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In a statement, the Department of Education announced that it had initiated a thorough investigation to understand the circumstances leading to the altercation.

MEC Chiloane said:

"We take this matter seriously. The safety of everyone on school premises remains our utmost priority. However, such ill-discipline will not be tolerated. We are investigating the circumstances surrounding this incident and will act decisively based on our findings."

Mzansi stunned by fight

The Glenvista High School incident has worried people about the school's environment. Many think action is needed early to solve discipline problems.

Here are some of the reactions:

@tashaka11 expressed:

"For once, fight for the educator. Let the children start respecting educators! They go through a lot!"

@truthsalovesa commented:

"Expel unruly students; it's not the teacher's responsibility to instil manners and respect to a child but those of the parents."

@Jeremy expressed:

"This is an open and shut case, going through hell with ama2000s."

@@NomsaMqhitsane commented:

"Fighting or the educator defending himself when a pupil attacked him?"

@El123V questioned:

"Is your concern about the abuse teachers go through? Why was that child allowed to punch the teacher in the face like that?"

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