IOL News reports that an Eastern Cape primary school principal has been accused of assaulting two minor children after they allegedly stole items from the school during the July holidays.

According to Mali Mtima, spokesperson for the Eastern Cape Department of Education, a dual investigation is under way by local police and the department’s internal structures following the incident involving the eQuleni Junior Primary School principal. The children, aged six and nine-years-old, are accused of stealing items from the school, including reams of A4 paper, a heater, a bin and a microwave. The learners are in Grade 1 and Grade 3. Mtima said the department was informed after police arrived at the school to arrest the principal. “We are meeting with school management, members of the School Governing Body, department officials as well as police and the local Community Policing Forum to establish the facts around this matter. Internal processes are also under way so not to interrupt learning at the school,” Mtima indicated.

• Read the full original of the report in the above regard by Se-Anne Rall at IOL News

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