Psychologists deployed to Riverlea High following deaths of teachers
Psychologists have been deployed to Riverlea High School following the sudden passing of three teachers in a car crash over the weekend.
Provincial Director of Education Dennis Makwakwa says one of the victims have been identified by a family member, while the other two are set to be identified on Wednesday afternoon.
Makwakwa was briefing the media at the school in the south of Johannesburg on Wednesday.
He said the families of the other two teachers are still to visit the Evaton morgue to identify their loved ones.
"There were three bodies that were identified, it is just for the family to confirm. But there were three bodies that were confirmed in that particular accident.”
He added that a programme will be put in place to ensure that pupils do no fall behind in their academic work.
There three victims were teaching pupils in grades 8 to 12.
"So we are putting a programme together today, but obviously we will involve the SGB (school governing body). Also our psychologists will guide us in terms of when we should come and deal with those things," said Makwakwa.
The education department is still waiting for more information on the exact cause of the crash.
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The details of the fatal crash remain sketchy. Spokesperson Steve Mabona says Education MEC Panyaza Lesufi is on his way to the school in the south of Johannesburg. "As the department of education in Gauteng we wish to inform sad news that we have already received this afternoon that about three of our educators in Riverlea High School they were involved in a car accident and unfortunately they died.