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TimesLIVE reports that the Gauteng education department has placed a female teacher on precautionary transfer following allegations of sexual misconduct involving a male pupil.
The 27-year-old woman was teaching at Afrikaanse Hoërskool Germiston in Ekurhuleni. According to sources, the teacher sent a graphic video of herself and several photographs to the pupil. The sources said another teacher had informed the principal that some boys were sitting very close to the accused teacher in class and went on to report: “She was warned not to sit close to the boys in the class. However, she continued doing that when she took the boys on practical assignments at the sports field.” WhatsApp messages between the pupil and the accused teacher were found on the pupil’s phone as well as the video and photos of a sexual nature she had sent to him. Gauteng education department spokesperson Steve Mabona said the department viewed the allegations in a serious light and an investigation had been launched. The teacher has been temporarily placed in another school while the investigation is being conducted. The DA’s Gauteng spokesperson for education, Sergio dos Santos, commented: “The rise of sexual misconduct cases in Gauteng schools is not a joke. Over the past five years, about 500 cases were reported nationally and 173 cases were recorded in Gauteng alone.”
- Read the full original of the report in the above regard by Prega Govender at TimesLIVE (subscriber access only)
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