Western Cape Teacher Suspended After Mocking Grade 1 Pupil for Not Having Pie Money

Mandisi Tshingana raises over R48K for the learner who was left without a pie and juice in the viral classroom video

Influencer Mandisi Tshingana has raised more than R48 000 for a pupil after a video taken at Thembalethu Primary School in George went viral on social media. The incident occurred during a school pie and juice day as part of a fundraising initiative. In the video, a teacher filmed a classroom where pupils were eating pies and drinking juice. One was seen sitting without a pie or drink and appeared to hide his face while the recording continued. …

Western Cape teacher suspended after mocking Grade 1 pupil for not having pie money

Community demands sacking of teacher suspended after cruel video mocking pupil

A teacher at Thembalethu Primary School in George was suspended after a video of her allegedly mocking a grade 1 pupil for not affording a pie during a school event went viral.

Teacher suspended after video humiliates Grade 1 pupil

By Levy Masiteng  A Grade 1 teacher at Thembalethu Primary School in George has been temporarily suspended by the Western Cape Education Department (WCED) pending a formal investigation after a video circulated showing a pupil being singled out during a school fundraising event. The incident took place during a “pie day” fundraiser, where pupils who had paid R40 received a pie and juice. ALSO READ: OPINION | Skills key to fixing South Africa’s w…

WCED Suspends Teacher After Grade 1 Learner Humiliated Over Fundraiser Contribution

Concerns have been raised about learner dignity after a viral video showed a Grade 1 learner being humiliated by an educator over a school fundraising contribution. The teacher has since been suspended following outrage from the George community.   In the video, the rest of the class is seen eating pies and drinking cooldrink while a little boy covers his face as the teacher mocks him and instructs the rest of the class not […]

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The Department of Education in George in the Western Cape has suspended a teacher for allegedly humiliating a child on social media.  The teacher has been suspended pending an investigation into alleged discrimination against the learner.  The allegation follows the circulation of a video taken by the teacher during hashtag PieDay at the school.  It shows learners in class having a pie and a juice, with one learner, who allegedly did not have mo…