The matter came to light after a video clip in which the learner speaks about the assault went viral.
An investigation looking into an incident where a 12-year-old pupil at Kehlekile Primary School died by suicide found that he was, indeed, a victim of bullying. It has been recommended that the deputy principal be suspended.
A grade 10 pupil at the Mathews Phosa College was left with burn scars on his chest and the lower parts of his face, after another pupil allegedly spilled boiling hot water onto his body.
Grade 9 pupil Brian Ndlovu mysteriously died last week shortly after returning from school, prompting allegations from his family that he was force-fed rat poison by some students.
Last year saw school bullying being linked to multiple cases of suicide of learners under the age of 16.
The North West Education Department said the incident was reported to the school by the victim's parents and that the matter had been reported to the police by the victim's mother.
Government said that it aimed to utilise Child protection Week, which runs from 31 May to 7 June, to prevent the vicious cycle of violence in schools.
The SAHRC's hearings are aimed at finding out whether the Limpopo Education Department and other role-players were adequately addressing bullying as well as corporal punishment and sexual misconduct by teachers in Limpopo schools.
According to the State, there have been incidents where the teenager had to be rescued from her parents' custody before being taken to a youth centre.
Acting Minister in the Presidency, Khumbudzo Ntshavheni, told a post-Cabinet briefing that Cabinet was also saddened by the death of Limpopo teenager, Lufuno Mavhunga, who took her own life after a video of her being bullied became public.
The 14-year-old was arrested last week after a video of her assaulting Mavhunga at the Mbilwi Secondary School emerged and was shared widely online.
The 14-year-old was arrested last week, not long after a video of her beating up Mavhunga at the Mbilwi Secondary School emerged and was shared widely online.
The teenage girl took her own life earlier this week after a video of her being attacked by a fellow pupil went viral.
Lufuno’s brother, Kenneth Mavhunga, said the 15-year-old was found in her bedroom unconscious by their mother – a scene that no parent should have to suffer.
Gauteng Education MEC Panyaza Lesufi has condemned recent acts of ill-discipline, after several reports of violent acts by pupils, some of which were captured on camera and have been widely shared on social media.
The commission visited the Mbilwi Secondary School on Wednesday after a video of Lufuno Mavhunga being attacked by a fellow pupil went viral. The 15-year-old teenager allegedly committed suicide following the assault. Her alleged attacker was arrested on Wednesday.
A video of the teenage girl being beaten by a fellow pupil while others cheered her on has been widely shared on social media.
In video footage, one girl can be seen applying force and pulling the other child by her underwear as she sits defenceless on the ground while she is being kicked in the face.
