Umlazi teacher suspended over corporal punishment incident
The deputy principal at Okumhlophe Secondary School in Umlazi - south of Durban has been suspended for allegedly using corporal punishment.
A video clip that was circulated widely on social media shows a woman hitting pupils with a cane.
The KZN Department of Education is visiting the school this morning.
Officials will also address pupils and teachers on the matter.
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HOD, Vusumuzi Nzama says charges have been laid against the deputy principal - who also teaches some classes.
"We feel strongly that there is a need for us to suspend her. She has been suspended and will be charged. There's going to be a hearing very soon but she's already on suspension," he says.
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