Africa-Press – South-Africa. An Eastern Cape teacher faces disciplinary action after she vomited and allegedly forced pupils to clean up her mess at Nyibiba Primary School earlier this month.
The head of the provincial education department, Mahlubandile Qwase, has instructed the department to put the teacher on precautionary suspension, pending an investigation.
She is accused of “despicable” misconduct and of endangering pupils’ health. The incident occurred on 21 February.
Psycho-social support services will be offered to affected pupils.
“These allegations are shaming the sector, which is supposed to set high moral standards for learners to follow. As ‘in-loco parentis’, educators are expected to teach learners the best ways to behave. As such, I find it very difficult to believe that a normal human being, who is a parent and an educator, can do such to young children,” Qwase said.
He added that the department would “rope in employee wellness” to look into the teacher’s fitness for the job.
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