[WATCH] Learner attacks teacher at Gauteng school
Teachers and learners who witnessed an attack by a learner on a teacher at Three Rivers Secondary School in Sedibeng will all receive counselling.
A video of the incident, in which a learner throws a book at a teacher, has gone viral.
Spokesperson for the Gauteng Department of Education, Steve Mabona, says the counselling process started on Friday morning.
The Department of Education says the affected teacher will receive help through an employee wellness programme.
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An investigation into the incident and a disciplinary hearing against the student have also begun.
"The process to take the learner through a disciplinary hearing has commenced, and as such appropriate sanction will be recommended," says Mabona.
"We urge all our learners to refrain from acts of misconduct in schools, and implore parents to assist the department in instilling learner discipline in and outside the school environment.”