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The Star reports that the safety of teachers at schools has once again been brought to the fore after the emergence of a video of a pupil attacking a teacher, hurling a brick at him and kicking him.
In the video filmed at the Albertina Sisulu Special School in Soweto on 7 November, a visibly scared teacher can be seen running from an enraged pupil. The pupil grabs a brick and hurls it at the teacher. In ducking, the teacher falls and while he's on the ground, the pupil rushes up and kicks him. The teacher manages to get up and starts running. One of the female teachers asks the pupil: "What is your problem" and he responds: "I have been patient with him for a long time, today he will s**t himself." Finally, three men grab the pupil and lead him away from the teacher. The educator sustained minor injuries and medical intervention was arranged. The latest incident comes two months after a pupil from a secondary school in North West stabbed his 24-year-old maths teacher in full view of other pupils. A few months earlier, a pupil was caught on video pelting her teacher with an exercise book. Commenting on the latest incident, Gauteng education spokesperson Steve Mabona noted that the school was for severely mentally challenged learners. He said due to the nature of the pupil’s behavioural disability he cannot be suspended. A diversion programme was being facilitated for the learner to address his behavioural challenges.
- Read the full original of this report by Botho Molosankwe at The Star
- Read too, 'I have been patient with him for a long time', as pupil throws brick at teacher, at TimesLive
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