The MEC for Education in the Northern Cape must pay for any proven damages of a learner who suffered serious acid burns after “experimenting” with drain cleaner left in a school bathroom
“Having discovered that it was not water, it seems a process of experimentation followed,” Judge Lever said.
But the judge said the evidence of the child was that, prior to the incident, he had never come across acid, which the MEC had failed to rebut. Because of his age, Judge Lever found he was He said the MEC was the political head of the education department in the province and was responsible for the wrongful and negligent conduct of its employees.
From the admitted facts, it is clear that the [MEC] had a legal duty to ensure that minor learners did not suffer harm … the standing rule that the drain cleaner was to be locked in an office underlines and confirms this aspect.
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