Maki Molapo7 March 2024 | 5:19

Gauteng edu dept avails trauma counselling to staff, learners after recent deaths at 2 schools

A grade 12 teacher at one school was on Wednesday found hanging on the sports grounds, while a grade 11 pupil at another died on Tuesday after a rugby match.

Gauteng edu dept avails trauma counselling to staff, learners after recent deaths at 2 schools

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JOHANNESBURG - The Gauteng Department of Education says it is providing psychosocial services to help pupils and staff cope with the deaths of a teacher and a learner at two schools.

A grade 12 Hyde Park High School teacher was found hanging on the sports grounds on Wednesday.

At Jeppe High, a grade 11 pupil died on Tuesday after a rugby match at another school in Brakpan.

It's understood the 16-year-old boy was not feeling well after the match.

The department’s spokesperson, Steve Mabona, said the police are investigating both incidents.

“Our psychosocial support unit has been dispatched to both schools for necessary trauma counselling and support. We are grateful to the South African Depression and Anxiety Group, SADAG [South African Depression and Anxiety Group], for also availing their services for additional support at these schools.”