Western Cape Education Department is aware of a video

Mluleki Mrwebi

10 February 2012

Western Cape Education Department today issued a statement that said they are aware of a video showing a Hout Bay school teacher fighting with and beating a learner.

The video is alleged to have been posted onto social networking site Facebook.

Department spokesperson Paddy Attwell said they are still investigating the matter.

Attwel further said the information they have is that the teacher was taking the pupil to the school office and the learner resisted.