Gauteng education welcomes dismissal of teacher caught assaulting Grade R pupil Sowetan Reporter > By Sowetan Reporter - 25 May 2021 - 19:21 Gauteng department of education has welcome the dismissal of a teacher caught administering corporal punishment on a Grade R learner. Image: Mark Andrews
The Gauteng department of education (GDE) has welcomed the dismissal of a Pretoria teacher who was caught on video slapping a grade R pupil several times.
The teacher from Nchuncheko Primary School in Soshanguve trended on social media after a video of her emerged administering corporal punishment on a grade R learner.
A disciplinary hearing held on Monday found her guilty and recommended the teacher s dismissal with immediate effect.
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.
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