WATCH: Forest high learners allegedly set school hall on fire to avoid exam
The incident at Forest high follows a school hall fire at Glenvista high.
Learners from Forest High School have allegedly set the school hall on fire to avoid writing an exam this Friday, August 20.
It is believed that the learners started a minor fire inside the school premises in Turfontein, Joburg South.
The fire only damaged the portion of the podium and it was extinguished before any other damage was caused.
According to the school, the learners who started the fire have been identified and detained at the school for questioning.
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The matter is being investigated by the school and police.
The COURIER will update readers as soon as more information becomes available.
The incident at Forest high follows a school hall fire at Glenvista high.
The estimated value of goods damaged after Grade 10 learners at Glenvista High School allegedly set the hall alight is R400 000.
The hall was set alight on August 16 by the learners who refused to write an assessment.
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“We are devastated to discover that learners could go as far as committing an act of arson, destroying school infrastructure in the process, just to escape an important assessment. As such, we will not fix the damages caused by this fire. The school must make a plan of their way forward to fix what has been damaged,” said MEC of Gauteng Education, Panyaza Lesufi.
