Grade 5 pupil assaulted after explicit WhatsApp group allegations

Inappropriate content circulated among pupils

- By Lulama Teka

Female pupil allegedly confronted and attacked by a group of pupils after details about the illicit group was shared among pupils.

The Gauteng Education Department has denounced an incident at Discovery Primary School in Roodepoort, Gauteng, where a grade 5 pupil accused of creating a WhatsApp group where pupils allegedly shared explicit images of themselves and their teachers was assaulted by fellow pupils. The incident triggered an urgent disciplinary action and intervention by the education authorities.

The disturbing incident occurred last Tuesday, when the female pupil was allegedly confronted and attacked by other pupils during morning break after details about the illicit group circulated among pupils.