“What is concerning is that this fight seems to have been orchestrated, as learners had hidden weapons on the school premises.”
The provincial head of education, Brian Schreuder, said on Wednesday the pupils were among 132 expelled from Western Cape schools in 2019. Forty-one expulsions took place as a result of violence or assault."What transpired was truly shocking,” Schreuder said in a statement.News reports in August said pupils were injured in a gang fight at Indwe Secondary School in Mossel Bay.
Photographs of the weapons used included pangas, knives and scissors, all referred to in Schreuder’s statement.
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