Children not safe at school, parents claim
Concerned parents of Hoërskool Evander took their children out of school earlier today.
EVANDER – Concerned parents of Hoërskool Evander took their children out of school earlier today.
This came after parents raised their concerns about their children’s safety at the school.
It is alleged that an 18-year-old pupil had a fight with another pupil on Monday. The following day, the alleged attacker threatened that he would beat up white pupils with a Zulu stick (Isagila).
According to the white victims, the alleged attacker was with his gang and they said he threatened to kill the white girls and rape them.
“His eyes were red and he was intimidating and that’s when some of us decided to call our parents.
“We told the school management, but nothing was done.
“The school management said everything was under control whereas on the same day, the alleged attacker came into our class with his gang and demanded us to clap hands for him,” said a pupil.
According to an eye witness, two groups were standing next to the school gates on Wednesday morning. The groups consisted of black pupils and white pupils. The white pupils were accompanied by their parents.
As they were standing, it is alleged that the alleged attacker came towards the groups and the group of black pupils were chanting at him and clapping hands.
It is then that the parents of the white pupils took their children home.
The Ridge Times spoke to some of the parents and they said they are taking their children home because they fear for their children’s safety at school.
“I signed my child out because the school is not safe for him and the school management is doing nothing.
“They keep saying everything is under control, whereas we all see that this boy is bullying and threatening to kill our children.
“The school is only concerned about their reputation, instead of our children’s safety.
“If there is a bloodbath at this school, that blood will be upon the schoolmanagement’s conscience.”
The Ridge Times visited the school and met with Mr Van Wyk, deputy principal, who said everything was under control and that people were exaggerating.
He could not comment further, because the principal was in a meeting.
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