There’s a bully on the loose at Modiri Secondary School in Garankuwa. @Lesufi please intervene 😭🙏🏽🙏🏽🙏🏽# pic.twitter.com/DYDG7eTv3P
— ᖇIᗩ🦋 (@__ria_girl) January 30, 2020
Done ! I met with the victim and assured her of our support. Learner suspended, SGB to be dissolved we are currently on our way to assist the family to open an assault case. Victim receiving counseling. Schooling will resume tomorrow morning @Abramjee @Enghumbhini @Steve_Mabona https://t.co/rIOJ1slFwZ
— Panyaza Lesufi (@Lesufi) January 30, 2020
In one of the videos, both the teenagers are in school uniform and are watched by other pupils, the teenager is seen pouring a thick white liquid over another girl’s head and hitting her over the head with the empty carton before walking away.
Lesufi visited the school on Thursday and discussed the way forward.
In a statement, Gauteng Education spokesperson Steve Mabona said the bully had been suspended with immediate effect.
He added the victim will “receive the necessary counselling and support from the psychosocial unit”.
“[The] parents of the victim [are] advised to monitor her and inform the district if there’s a need for intervention.”
The parents were also advised to open a common assault case with the police, while “MEC Lesufi undertook to escalate it to the province”, Mabona said.
The school governing body was advised to provide reasons why it should not be disbanded in the coming week.
“Learners were encouraged to respect themselves and come back to school [on] 31 January 2020,” Mabona said.
