A Mayibuye Secondary School pupil was injured on Tuesday morning when police fired rubber bullets at "violent" pupils in an attempt to disperse them, Mpumalanga police said. The pupils had met with teachers at the Daantjie school, near Nelspruit, at 8am "to resolve some problems", said Captain Leonard Hlathi. "They accused the school principal of witchcraft after he failed to attend a pupil's memorial service some time ago. "The meeting did not yield any good results and the learners started throwing stones at the school buildings," said Hlathi.
Police were called in and removed the principal and teachers from the school. The library, laboratory and all windows at the school were damaged by the stones. Two police vehicles were also damaged. The injured pupil was taken to a local clinic for treatment. "The school is a government property and police will not tolerate any unruly behaviour that leads to violence and damage of state property," said Hlathi.
Police are investigating a case of public violence and malicious damage to property. No arrests have yet been made.
Source: IoL
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