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Edenglen High School students participating in a street fight.
The Gauteng education department has suspended seven students, pending a disciplinary hearing, after they were involved in a street fight in front of Edenglen High School in Johannesburg on November 10.
The hearing is scheduled for November 19 and 20.
In a video that has circulated widely on social media, students can be seen participating in at least three fights in a residential area.
Children are kicked by groups of other children while lying on the ground. A boy, dressed in a torn shirt, tries to flee, but is seen again when a chasing boy attacks him. The girls can be seen watching.
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Last week, Gauteng Education MEC Panyaza Lesufi said the fight was apparently sparked by R25 debt.
According to education department spokesman Steve Mabona, six of the seven suspended students who participated in the fight tested positive for dagga.
“In addition, one of the suspended apprentices was found with a knife that he indicated was for his protection,” Mabona said.
He said the police would carry out their own investigation.
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