MEC visits Durban school after pupil killed in alleged gang violence
Pupils allegedly involved in gang wars at a school in the south of Durban - have been sent home and told to only come back with their parents.
Gang-related violence broke out on the premises of Folweni High School last week.
It resulted in the fatal stabbing of a grade 8 pupil, allegedly by another learner.
KwaZulu-Natal Education MEC, Kwazi Mshengu visited the school on Monday.
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He says if parents can't help the department, their children will face expulsion.
"Learners have categorised themselves into different groups of gangsters and the situation has really become unstable. There are a number of learners who are now no longer able to attend.
"It's quite a volatile situation, we don't want a situation where a majority of learners attend under fear even teachers are no longer safe. So we need to remove these rotten potatoes if they don't repent."
