A 13-year-old schoolboy has allegedly hanged himself after getting upset over comments made by his teacher. Rose Nkumane (50) from Mofolo Village in Soweto, who is Thato Puoeng's grandmother believes the teacher's harsh words pushed her grandson to take his own life. Rose claimed that Thato's teacher called the grade 8 pupil evil because of a bead necklace he was wearing. "She also told him the beads around his neck wouldn't make him pass and that he was going to fail," she said. That allegedly led to Thato's classmates mocking him and calling him names. "On Monday Thato came back from school and told us that he had beaten one of his classmates for calling him names. "He said we shouldn't be surprised if we were called to the school."
However, Rose said they were never called. She said that when Thato came back from school on Wednesday, he took a skipping rope and went to the back of the house. "He was found by his younger sister. He had a rope around his neck and was standing on top of a bucket," said Rose.
When teachers came last week to request the family's permission for a memorial service, Rose said she confronted Thato's class teacher. "When I asked her how could she say the things she said to the child, she didn't say a thing and just left the house," Rose said.
Gauteng Education spokeswoman, Phumla Sekhonyane said: "The department has been informed that there are allegations that might have led to the learner committing suicide. "At this stage, this matter remains an allegation. We would like to leave it to the relevant authorities to investigate it."
Source: Daily Sun
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