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Africa-Press – South-Africa. <\/strong><\/span>Matrics at a Gauteng school had to be moved to another school to take their Life Sciences exam, after parents prevented them from writing following a fatal stabbing there.<\/p>\n

On Friday, parents gathered at Qalabotjha Secondary School in Vlakfontein, where a Grade 11 pupil was stabbed to death by a schoolmate on Thursday. They did not want to allow the matrics to go inside to write their exam.<\/p>\n

Gauteng Department of Education spokesperson Steve Mabona said, when they arrived at the school in the morning, a group of parents were already outside the school premises.<\/p>\n

“Grade 12 learners were not allowed to write their exams here at the school.<\/p>\n

“We as a department had to make arrangements to take them to a neighbouring school so that we could address the parents and members of the community while we allowed the Grade 12 learners to write,” he said.<\/p>\n

Mabona said this had been necessary as the pupils could not afford to miss out on writing their final exams.<\/p>\n

Prior to the pupils writing their exam, a psychosocial team had been brought in to provide support and counselling to ensure that they were in the right state of mind to write, he added.<\/p>\n

According to Mabona, parents who gathered outside the school had not only distracted matric pupils, but had halted school proceedings for the other grades as well.<\/p>\n

On Friday morning, News24 arrived at the school to find a group of residents and parents who had gathered outside.<\/p>\n

The group headed to one of the classrooms, where a long meeting was held with teachers, ward councillors, police and the department on the growing issues of safety and security at the school.<\/p>\n

Allegations are that there was a fight between a group of boys from the school, and that a Grade 11 pupil was stabbed in the chest.<\/p>\n

Mabona said:<\/p>\n

He added that the fight was believed to be related to gangsterism.<\/p>\n

Gauteng police spokesperson Lieutenant Colonel Mavela Masondo confirmed the incident, but said the motive for the fight could not be confirmed at this stage.<\/p>\n

He said a 21-year-old Grade 11 pupil had been arrested in connection with the fatal stabbing. He had been charged with murder, and investigations into the matter continued.<\/p>\n

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