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Astronaut visits Cape Town
Local learners and members of the public were dazzled by a talk by NASA astronaut Dr Don Thomas who visited Protea Heights Academy last week as part of his Space Tour in South Africa, to inspire what he calls the “Mars Generation”. Story on page 8.
LEARNER GETS BEATEN UP: BOY PULLS OUT TOY GUN
Brawl investigated TARRYN-LEIGH SOLOMONS @tarryns07
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oodwood College in Ruyterwacht came under the spotlight last week as a video circulated of a group of learners involved in a fight. In the video, which was shared widely on Facebook on Monday 9 September, two boys are seen fighting in front of a group of learners. While one is getting beat-up at the
school fence, another boy comes and pulls out a toy gun. The caption on the social media post refers to the fight as being a bullying incident, but the provincial education department said they cannot confirm whether that is what led to the brawl. Department spokesperson Bronagh Hammond said the school informed the district about the incident: “Learners from various grades were involved. There was a fight between learners from the school, as well as people
in private clothes. A Grade 12 learner has been implicated. The school will take disciplinary action.” Hammond said there were, fortunately, no cases of injuries reported. “There is no evidence at this stage that it is bullying related, however, the investigation continues.” A source close to the investigation shared inside details of what transpired on the day: “Apparently boys who are not learners of the school came looking for one of the
learners. A fight ensued between them which led to the learner being hit several times at the school fence. “Thereafter, a boy in casual clothes ran to the fence and pulled out a toy gun. Let me just be clear, the boy pointing the firearm is not a gangster. The said boy is a learner at the school and he fetched the toy gun in order to break up the fight. He said all he wanted was to scare the boys off.” V To page 2.