A teacher was allegedly beaten so badly by a student at a South African school that the teacher had to be taken to the hospital after the altercation.
The startling event was reported in a post that went viral on the well-known social media site X (formerly Twitter).
The post featured a picture of the teacher’s face, which was severely hurt during the fight with the student.
Even though the incident’s specifics were not fully explained, the picture showed the teacher being attacked by the student.
The post instantly provoked strong reactions, with a large number of people pouring their opinions about the unsettling incident into the comment section.
See some reactions below:
@Thendo_Khae_: “What ever happened to fearing teachers like back in the days? If this it’s gonna continue like this then bye bye to discipline and quality education.”
@Anele_charliez: “You should raise the teacher’s salaries at this point because they did not sign up for this.”
@Encephalogist: “Why doesn’t the @DBE_SA deploy security at these schools, the situation isn’t improving at all.”
@EsterlineFortu2: “On a serious note my heart ALWAYS goes out to the respectable learners in that class…learners that would even begin to think to do such a thing!”
@MasterMkhululi: “When did this happen?? Aowa! Schools have only been open for 3 days, come on guys, we can’t be starting the school calendar like this.”
@W77683Willy: “These things will keep happening, and in most cases, it’s pupils or students who are blamed, but if you get deeper into matters, eg, this one, you have different conclusions. But i don’t judge, I only watch. Follow, I will follow you back.”
@Makhoshi: “Students are given too much freedom.”
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Published by Ejoh Caleb