Benoni drownings: Family of one of the victims claims pupils were assaulted
While visiting one of the families on Wednesday, Chiloane learnt the teens were allegedly 'assaulted as some form of exercise'.
Gauteng Education MEC Matome Chiloane on 17 April 2024 visited the families of two Daveyton Skills Schools pupils who drowned while on a excursion. Picture: @EducationGP1/X
JOHANNESBURG - Gauteng Education MEC Matome Chiloane says he’s disappointed that a school in Benoni failed to reveal that two pupils who drowned at a camp in Centurion were allegedly mistreated.
The teens from Daveyton Skills Schools drowned on Monday.
According to the department's preliminary information, one of the boys attempted to save his peer after he jumped into a river while partaking in an activity.
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Chiloane visited the school on Monday, after which he went to see both families, where he learnt about the alleged abuse.
"The family has brought it to our attention that the kids were abused there, they were assaulted as some form of exercise. It’s unfortunate. Ideally, I was supposed to get it from the department. I’m happy that the family was able to open up and tell us what happened."
Two hours late, MEC Matome Chiloane has arrived to meet with one of the bereaved families of the deceased. https://t.co/GI8F9ltO12 pic.twitter.com/whWLkdU4VS
— EWN Reporter (@ewnreporter) April 17, 2024