He said the rape allegedly happened after the girl in question went to the boys' chalet with the intention of speaking to one of them and collecting something to smoke.
Education MEC Panyaza Lesufi addresses children at the school after a pupil was allegedly raped by classmates.The Gauteng Department of Education said it would leave no stone unturned after a Soweto grade 8 pupil was allegedly raped by three classmates during an orientation camp in Vereeniging over the weekend. The pupils are aged 13 and 14.
"It came as a shock because I have been at this school to honour and appreciate the good work. I was embarrassed when I was also told that children of this school even tried to smoke something [hubbly bubbly]," said Lesufi during his visit to the school on Tuesday. "Were doing everything possible to support the girl but also to support the boys. We're also trying to find exactly happened so that we don't pass judgment, not knowing what happened," he said.Lesufi said,"I want to make something clear, you touch a girl child wrongly, you leave the school. The same applies to boys," he said while pupils clapped in agreement.
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