Laerskool Queenswood learner Latoya Temilton laid to rest
Latoya Temilton, who died while on a school outing, was laid to rest on Saturday.
The 12-year-old grade 7 learner died last Saturday when she reportedly drowned while on an excursion organized by her school Laerskool Queenswood.
Gauteng Education MEC Matome Chiloane appointed an independent law firm to probe the learner’s death.
The department’s spokesperson, Steve Mabona said Chiloane would introduce the firm to the school’s management and the school governing body on Monday.
“The firm will be introduced for them to undertake the necessary investigation which will then assist us to take the necessary decision as per the recommendations that will be coming from them after their investigation,” Mabona said.
There have been widespread calls for more to be done to prevent learner deaths at school excursions.
Temilton’s death has been a reminder of the death of Parktown Boys School learner Enock Mpianzi who died while on a grade 8 camp in the North West four years ago.
The 13-year-old’s body was retrieved from the Crocodile River following an extensive search by search and rescue teams.
The Department of Education and Mpianzi’s family settled for an undisclosed amount, after the family demanded R10 million, following months of negotiations.
The department had released a forensic report that implicated five teachers, the school headmaster, and the Nyathi Bush River Camp – where the camp took place – in Mpianzi’s drowning.
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