SGB recommends expulsion of Nic Diederichs boy caught hitting girl

The Gauteng education department on Monday said it had been informed by the school governing body of Nic Diederichs Technical High School that it was recommending that a grade 10 pupil captured on video beating a fellow grade 10 girl should be expelled. 

The incident happened last month. The footage of the assault went viral on social media. 

Department spokesperson Steve Mabona said disciplinary proceedings were heard on Sunday,

“The hearing resulted in a recommendation being made to our head of department that the [pupil] should be expelled from the school.”

The head of department will make the final decision on the expulsion, he said.

The video shows a girl and boy approaching the victim seated near other pupils at school. The boy is seen confronting the girl and as she stands and places her hands on her hips, the boy hands what looks like a cellphone to his friend.

He hits the girl he was confronting over the head and she falls back. As she tries to retaliate, she is slapped numerous times on the head by the boy. The boy was suspended pending disciplinary proceedings.

Gauteng education MEC Matome Chiloane condemned misconduct by pupils against others.

“Learner ill-discipline in our schools will be met with consequences. We also plead with parents to assist in enforcing discipline on their children in and outside school,” Chiloane said.

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