'ONNIE HIT ME WITH GUN'

A GRADE 9 pupil at the Manenberg High School claims his onnie allegedly pistol-whipped him, but the teacher, the school and the Western Cape Education Department deny this.

- BY KIM SWARTZ

The father of the minor told the Daily Voice that his son and other learners were bunking class and were spotted by one of the teachers.

The pa explains: “The teacher picked up a brick and wanted to throw it at my son’s head so he ran and other learners threw bricks back at the teacher.

“Apparently one of the bricks hit the teacher and the teacher told some learners who were outside of the school to catch my son and then the teacher assaulted him.

“He kicked him in his face and beat him with his fists and then apparently he hit him with a gun against his head but the magazine of the gun fell out.”

The family of the boy went to the school after the incident where they spoke to the teacher and were told by him that they can open a case.