Youโll often hear people say, โTodayโs kids have no disciplineโ, and sometimes you canโt help but agree.[โฆ]CLICK HERE TO READ THE FULL ARTICLEโถ
A distressing clip that has been shared on social media left South Africans in shock over the current situation in the countryโs schools.
In the video, which South African politician and businessman Mmusi Maimane shared, a teacher and a student are seen brawling over a cellphone in a local classroom.
The disturbing clip, which is currently circulating on social media, shows the teacher and student rolling around on the ground, attacking each other.
โWe have a serious discipline crisis in our schools. No student should ever lay their hands on a teacher,โ Maimane wrote in his post.
โWe cannot end up with a country where teachers teach from bulletproof windows.โ
According to an official media statement surrounding the incident, the physical fight took place between a teacher and a Grade 8 learner at HTS Welkom.
โThis is deeply concerning, and not only must it be frowned upon, but it must be condemned in the strongest possible terms,โ said Free State Education MEC, Dr MJ Maboya.
โThe incident took place on Monday, 2 September 2024 โ shortly before the 8th period. A video of the incident was captured and it shows a teacher and a learner fighting violently in class scrambling for a mobile phone, after the teacher asked the learner to switch it off as it was disturbing the proceedings in the class.โ
โWhen the learner refused to comply, an altercation ensued as the teacher attempted to confiscate the phone. The department has launched an investigation to ascertain the details surrounding this unsavoury incident.โ
โThe department condemns any form of violence in our schools, especially in a classroom and in full view of other learners. Classrooms are an inviolable space for delivering the core business of the department, which is learning and teaching.โ
โWe take this matter seriously. The safety of everyone on the premises of schools remains our utmost priority. Such ill-discipline will not be tolerated.
Schools are for development, not for any other self-defeating activities. As such, we are investigating the circumstances surrounding this incident, and we will act decisively in remedying and redressing the situation,โ said MEC MaboyaโฆCLICK HERE TO READ MORE ARTICLES>>>
