Teacher filmed slapping grade R pupil suspended Parents protest makes Gauteng education act 20 May 2021 - 10:57 By Keletso Mkhwanazi In a video that went viral on social media, the teacher can allegedly be seen slapping the five-year-old boy at least four times on the head. Stock photo. Image: SAMORN TARAPAN/123rf.com
It took a protest by parents to get the department of education in Gauteng to suspend a teacher who was filmed while allegedly meting out corporal punishment to a grade R pupil.
The incident took place at Nchuncheko Primary School in Soshanguve, north of Pretoria, on Tuesday. The teacher will face disciplinary proceedings on Monday.