According to several business owners in the area, a group of children regularly gather on the corner of Third Street and Ninth Avenue, before school starts.
Richard Esterhuizen (71) claims the children allegedly removed several paving bricks from the sidewalk and threw the stones into the street.
This was witnessed by a business owner, who wishes not to be named for fear of victimisation, who removed the bricks from the road after the children left for school.
One of the owners says it is important to warn the children of the tremendous dangers that can be caused to innocent motorists.
The principal of one of the schools responded to a call received from one of his former learners, who owns a business where the incident took place, and says he will report the incident to the school governing body and the Gauteng Department of Education (GDE).
Oupa Bodibe, GDE spokesman says the department is aware of this matter and is extremely disappointed by the alleged conduct of the involved learners.
Bodibe says the principal immediately rushed to the scene, but by then the learners had begun dispersing.
“The learners were from about five schools in the vicinity.
However, it was impossible to identify the actual learners per school because learners now exhibit the habit of exchanging their clothes,” he says.
Bodibe indicates that the school code of conduct for learners reveals the behaviour of learners expected during school hours extends to their behaviour after school.
The school governing body had a meeting with all learners at the school on Friday, to discuss the matter.
Bodibe says the school code of conduct was re-emphasised to all learners during this meeting and should the perpetrators be identified within the school, they will be subjected to school disciplinary hearing as per precepts of the South African Schools Act.
“We condemned such behaviour by learners and the GDE district will monitor the situation and ensure that such behaviour is prevented from happen again,” he adds.
Capt Johannes Ramphora, Springs police spokesman says it is an offence to damage municipal property.
“It is good that the GDE dealt with the issue and will monitor the situation,” he adds.
