Teacher’s explanation of sexual offence ‘borders on ridiculous’, says education council

High schoolteacher fired and declared undesirable to work with children for harming 16-year-old

07 October 2024 - 21:35

A teacher at Hlonipha Secondary School in KwaMhlanga, Mpumalanga, who argued that the girl accusing him of inappropriate behaviour was stalking him, has been fired and declared undesirable to work with children. ..

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