Teacher suspended after allegedly forcing pupils to fight

A teacher at a Kimberley school has been placed on precautionary suspension after he allegedly forced two pupils to fight in front of an entire class.

A teacher at a Kimberley school has been placed on precautionary suspension after he allegedly forced two pupils to fight in front of an entire class.

Published Aug 17, 2017

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Kimberley - A teacher at Du Toitspan Primary School in Kimberley has been placed on precautionary suspension by the Northern Cape Department of Education following an incident where he allegedly forced two pupils to fight in front of an entire class.

The mother of one of the two pupils involved in the alleged incident has opened a case with the police against the teacher, who allegedly told the two Grade 6 pupils to come to the front of the class and fight each other.

He apparently also told them that this is how problems were solved.

Both boys were injured during the fight, which took place during the second last period on Monday.

The mother has called for the immediate dismissal of the teacher, saying it was totally unacceptable behaviour from a person that should be concerned about the wellbeing of children.

“Children are supposed to be safe in their school environment and not be taught that violence is the solution to problems. For a teacher to incite violence between primary school pupils is not only unacceptable but also totally unethical,” she stated.

Department of Education spokesperson, Geoffrey van der Merwe, on Wednesday confirmed that the teacher had been placed on precautionary suspension, pending the outcome of an investigation into the alleged incident.

“The teacher is a SGB appointment, and thus we are providing them with all the necessary support to finalise the investigation. As part of our support, social workers are at the school, providing counselling to pupils who were directly and indirectly affected,” Van der Merwe said on Wednesday.

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