A team tasked with investigating pressing issues at Hoërskool Jan Viljoen in Randfontein, found that external parties had fanned the flames instead of helping to get things under control.

Police were called to restore peace at the school in February when two groups of learners clashed. The incident led to further clashes as well as the surfacing of allegations of racism and sexual harassment.

Among the findings that were revealed yesterday during Gauteng MEC for Education Panyaza Lesufi’s visit, were that other learners at the school had violated certain laws at different times.

Luke Enslin, a representative of the special security services tasked with the investigation, recommended disciplinary action be taken against all those identified during the investigation.

“It was further determined that more learners were also involved in the initial fighting and escalation of the violence,” Enslin added.

During the submission Enslin recommended that the school establish a grievance committee which will in future handle grievances to prevent issues from getting out of hand.

Another recommendation was for the school to establish a course on diversity to assist people from different backgrounds to understand one another better – to understand why certain people do things differently.