An apparently drunk group of people pretending to be parents arrived at a North West school on Tuesday night and abducted 162 pupils.
This caused a scene and the would-be parents broke a small gate going into the school. Security guards managed to prevent the drunkards from entering.broke down hostel doors, windows and burglar guards to force their way out.The perpetrators then allegedly took the 162 pupils in five bakkie loads — the last leaving at 5am — and left them “on the streets”.
The provincial education MEC, Mmaphefo Matsemela, condemned the incident and wants the perpetrators brought to book. “They removed learners from our schools under the pretext of being parents. We are in possession of video clips to substantiate that these were not parents.
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