Tumelo Mabuya (5) did not understand as to why his mother saw fit to leave him with people he regarded as strangers during his first day of school at Goede Hoop Primary on Wednesday.
The Grade One C learner, who was clearly anxious, repeatedly ran out of class crying hysterically when his mother Florence Mabuya tried to go home.
There was a particular point where Tumelo attempted to run away from the school yard while crying, prompting the mother to ask two of his senior schoolmates to pursue him.
He had to be dragged back into the classroom where his class teacher Thandiswa Shabalala finally managed to calm him down.
The boy also indicated that he would only remain at the school and come to the party on condition that the mother gives him money. His mother eventually gave him the money before hastily leaving the premises.
WATCH: Tumelo Mabuya tries valiantly to escape from school
Here are some of the other learners at Goedehoop Primary School who handled the situation far better
