Gauteng School Violence: Education MEC Condemns Unruly Behaviour From Learners

• Gauteng MEC for Education Matome Chiloane has condemned violence at schools in the province
• Several incidents occurred, including the stabbing of a schoolboy and numerous physical fights
• The MEC added that ill-discipline and unruly behaviour would be met by disciplinary or legal action

JOHANNESBURG - Newly appointed Gauteng MEC for Education Matome Chiloane has recently condemned violence in the province’s schools.

Several incidents occurred, including the stabbing of a schoolboy and numerous physical fights on school premises.

Chiloane strongly condemned the acts of ill-discipline and unruly behaviour by learners. He told TimesLIVE that learners, parents, and communities should be reminded that schools are learning and teaching institutions.

The MEC added that ill-discipline and unruly behaviour would be met by disciplinary action and, if necessary, lawful action.

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In one of the more serious incidents, a Grade 8 boy was stabbed in the neck by a grade 9 boy outside the school premises. The learner is recovering at home, and the suspect faces suspension and disciplinary processes.

Meanwhile, parents resorted to protest action at Parktown Primary School and demanded the removal of the principal. The parents blamed the principal for the poor state of the school and the mistreatment of learners.

The Department of Education in Gauteng told IOL that it was aware of the protests and has committed to investigating the allegations against the principal.

Social media users react to the violence at schools:

Fowzia Wilson said:

“Discipline has left the building! Respect is taught at home, not at school!”

Coenraad Visagie commented:

“When you have a corrupt government, the corruption and total disregard for ethics and law will eventually filter down into all levels of society - we have reached this level.”

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Chimene Gino Du Toit posted:

“It’s sad when even our schools are not safe for our kids anymore, things need to seriously change in this country, everything is so broken down.”

Rashid Ahmed wrote:

“Homeschooling: hire a teacher and teach them at home the best way forward.”

Alex Nkosi added:

“Corporal punishment is the way to go for these kids. Kiddies’ gloves towards them are a way of putting the future in danger.”

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It has been alleged that the killer had been bullying the deceased pupil for quite sometime before the stabbing incident.

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A physical altercation on Wednesday, 4 May prompted the school principal to send the 15-year-old home to fetch his parents, however, he returned to the school premises with a knife, according to SABC News.

Source: Briefly News