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Alleged school bullies given 48 hours to say why they shouldn't be suspended

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'We've arrived at a decision that affected learners must within 48 hours indicate why they shouldn't be suspended.'

MEC for Education in Gauteng, Panyaza Lesufi, during a meeting with Monument High School in Krugersdorp on Friday.Gauteng education MEC Panyaza Lesufi has given those involved in an alleged bullying incident at Monument High School in Krugersdorp two days to explain why they shouldn't be expelled.

In the video, one pupil is seen holding another by his shirt, pushing him about and to the ground. One boy can be heard saying, “You smell like fokken zol [dagga]. Come. You want to swear my mother like that! Come.” Speaking outside the school, Lesufi said an investigation was under way to determine events leading up to the incident and why it was not reported formally.

 

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