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TimesLIVE reports that Gauteng education MEC Panyaza Lesufi has urged the police to intensify the hunt for a teacher who is on the run after allegedly raping a grade 10 pupil at a Tembisa school on Friday.
The rape is alleged to have happened on the school’s premises during break time. Pupils in Ivory Park, Tembisa, embarked on a shutdown of schools on Tuesday, disrupting some schools around the area. Department spokesperson Steve Mabona said the department became aware of the alleged rape when the matter was reported to the district last Friday. Mabona confirmed that a case was opened with the police on Saturday and advised that the department had already begun disciplinary processes against the alleged perpetrator. “We will immediately report him to all regulatory bodies and add a charge of absconding. As a precaution he will not be reporting at school but at the district office until further notice,” Lesufi said. Mabona assured that the department would never tolerate nor condone any sexual relations or harassment of pupils by teachers or officials.
- Read the full original of the report in the above regard by Shonisani Tshikalange at TimesLIVE
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