Mpumalanga teacher facing suspension for violent assault
The Department of Education in Mpumalanga ordered the suspension of a Silamba Secondary School teacher for assaulting two women.
A 34-year-old man, who was caught on video, has been arrested.
In a statement released on Sunday, the department said it is clear that a person who displays such conduct is not fit to teach children.
The province’s Education MEC Bonakele Majuba says the department will write to the South African Council for Educators to investigate the teacher’s conduct.
"This is really bad conduct, especially at a time when the nation is inundated by acts of gender-based violence and the murder of women and children.”
He says teachers are supposed to be at the forefront of the battle against gender-based violence.
"Ordinarily teachers are leaders of society and are expected to teach our communities about the impact of violence and gender-based violence in particular and lead by example in this national agenda at all times.
"His arrest is welcomed. We await justice to take its course."