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News24 reports that the principal of the Graceland Education Centre, which was attended by murdered Grade 9 pupil Laticia Princes Jansen, has been moved to another post.
According to a Gauteng basic education department spokesperson, principal Patricia Peters was "precautionary removed from the school with immediate effect" and would report to the district office from Wednesday. Her move to the new post was precautionary pending the finalisation of an investigation into Jansen's horrific death. She was found stabbed, raped and burnt to death last Wednesday. Jansen and some other scholars had allegedly been left behind by the school's transport provider earlier that day and had walked back home. But seemingly Laticia was left behind by the others, apparently after she complained about a heavy school bag, which she was trying to fix. That was the last time she was seen alive. Jansen's grandmother reported her missing on Thursday, when the school confirmed to her that Laticia had been absent on the day she had gone missing. Gauteng Basic Education MEC Panyaza Lesufi has terminated the scholar transportation the school used, which was accused of leaving pupils behind on the day Jansen went missing. A new scholar transport service provider has been appointed.
- Read the full original of the report in the above regard by Azarrah Karrim at News24
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