Teacher filmed 'slapping grade R pupil' suspended

It took a protest by parents to get the department of education in Gauteng to suspend a teacher who was filmed while allegedly meting out corporal punishment to a grade R pupil.

The incident took place at Nchuncheko Primary School in Soshanguve, north of Pretoria, on Tuesday. The teacher will face disciplinary proceedings on Monday.

In a five-second video that went viral on social media, the teacher can be seen allegedly slapping the five-year-old boy at least four times on the head.

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