Teacher 'hits pupil with power cable'
A NORTH West teacher is in hot water after stopping a fight between two schoolboys by allegedly hitting one of them with an electrical cable across the cheek.
ASSAULTED: The 10-year-old boy who was allegedly hit with an electric cable across the cheek by a teacher at a school in North West.The 10-year-old pupil from a school in Molatedi, North West, was hit across the cheek with the cable last Saturday, allegedly by a teacher.
The boy's uncle said: "The child came back home with a mark across his cheek and told us what the teacher had done. He also told us that the same teacher always hit them. Sometimes she puts pens between their fingers and squeezes their knuckles".
Now the family is afraid the boy's existing ear problem will become worse as a result of the injury.
When the family went to complain the principal apparently told them he was tired of the teacher.
The boy's sister said: "The principal told us parents always complain that the teacher hits their children. He said he was tired of the complaints and we could do whatever we wanted".
North West education spokesman Gershwin Chuenyane said they were investigating the incident.
- In March, a Brits teacher pleaded guilty at an internal education department hearing to assaulting a Grade 1 pupil.
The teacher, Tebogo Marothodi of Frikkie Smit Primary School in Skeerpoort, had a month's salary docked as punishment.
She still faces a criminal charge of assault with intent to do grievous bodily harm in the Brits Magistrate's Court.
The child, who is eight years old, said he was hit five times with a blackboard duster on the right hand for being "rowdy in class".
The incident happened last year. - monamat@sowetan.co.za
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Ornate
How bathung Miza ke stress sa eng, oshapa ngwana like this...or o gotimile senjonjo.....Report Abuse
Babedollz
If she did this to my child i'd wait @ the gate and show her that I can also develop some straatmate mentality.Report Abuse
Pabi
@Babedollz, thank you, my point exactly, even myself I won't punish my child like that, this teachers they are controlled by frustration and they take out on our children.Report Abuse
Malidz
Nka trapa Motho a hlanye ka NgwanakaReport Abuse
beautiful4
that teacher must be fired period!!!1Report Abuse
shaharazad
its saddening that a provider of education resolved to violence. The teacher should be suspended for gross misconduct in public office, fined heavily and forced to re-do her PGCE (teacher-training programme). She should not be fired, but relocated with severe warning of her conduct in futureReport Abuse
netsianda893
these teacher must be fired i was going moor him if it was my childReport Abuse
Osirus
The poor beautiful child.... I wonder if he would of hit a european immigrant dutch kid like that.?Report Abuse
Mr.Boko
the teacher must be mentally disturbed, i am telling, we also have the same teacher at J.S masisi at atamelang/ north west. this is very bad, i wish the MEC could do something....Report Abuse
pfukz
eh does this issue of such punishment by sticks happens nowadays. this teacher must be fired for numbers of years bcz it show us that he does not qualify to teach and to be a parent to primary school children.Report Abuse
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