Education MEC Chiloane disturbed by violence in Gauteng schools.

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2022 Matric Exams Readiness | Student Placements | School Safety & Learner Wellbeing.

Matome Chiloane, the new MEC for education in Gauteng, is concerned about “ill-discipline” displayed by the learners in province’s schools.
In a statement issued by his department on Thursday, Chiloane said this week alone several violent incidents were reported at different schools across the province, including Wednesday’s stabbing of a grade 8 learner at a technical high school in Soweto.
The department said the learner was admitted to the hospital with stab wounds to the neck and was discharged later in the day.
24 Oct 2022 11AM English South Africa Education · Careers

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