A Soweto pupil had to receive medical attention after her teacher allegedly lashed her 92 times for exceeding the required word count in an essay. As a result of the assault with a pipe, the teenage girl, who cannot be named to protect her dignity, suffered blisters and had blood clots on her left hand which had to be treated at a hospital. Angry community members, including parents and unions, marched to Tetelo Secondary School in Protea North on Wednesday, demanding the removal of the teacher behind the assault.
They also accused the principal of protecting the teacher by allegedly trying to hide the incident. The protest was also to raise concerns about poor management and a lack of resources at the school. The teenager has been so traumatised, that she refuses to return to school.
The gauteng department of education (GDE) said it had dispatched officials to manage the situation at the school. GDEspokesperson Steve Mabona said: “Our officials were dispatched to the school to reach an amicable solution and investigate all allegations. The outcome will determine the action to be taken.” He said the department strongly condemned the disruption of schools and urged stakeholders to use available structures to raise concerns.
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“We will continue to monitor the situation and intervene accordingly,” Mabona said. A relative of the victim told Sowetan they found her left hand swollen, grey in colour and wrapped in a bandage on Friday last week. “When I asked her what had happened, she told me the teacher had beaten her on both hands with a pipe,” the relative said. The next morning, the family took her to a local clinic, where they were advised to take her to hospital, where doctors discovered blood clots in her hand, which had to be dissolved.
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