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Education authorities have urged matric pupils to desist from attending end of exam celebrations, known as the ‘pens down’ parties. SundayIndy

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Johannesburg - Education authorities have urged matric pupils to desist from attending end of exam celebrations, known as the ‘pens down’ parties.

In Richards Bay, four years ago, three pupils were stabbed to death and at least 18 more were wounded and rushed to hospital after a brawl during an end of exams party at the KwaZulu-Natal north coast town. “The so called “Pens Down Parties” must be discouraged because of their destructive nature wherein learners tend to engage in unwholesome activities such as substance abuse, unprotected sex and tearing of their school uniform leading to others contracting sexually transmitted diseases, unwanted pregnancies and worst of all the loss of lives,” said Majuba.

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