A dispute between the teachers and the principal of Vukuzakhe High School in South Africa degenerated into violence last Friday when the students took sides with the principal.
Incensed that the teachers were giving their beloved principal a bad name to facilitate their hanging her, the pupils went on rampage and brutalised four teachers, possibly the ringleaders in the plot oust the Principal, Ms Doris Fulela.
Reports had it that the feud has been going on for months with a committee working on it before the summer break but school re-opened with the committee not ready with its report.
“We have no idea what prompted it. The educators were severely injured,” said department of education spokesman Muzi Mahlambi, who recalled that there had been problems at Vukuzakhe High School over the last few months over its principal Doris Fulela.
“As the department … we are very much worried about what is going on at that school. It’s a matter that has been going on for months,” he said.
“It started with some educators not being happy with the principal. They boycotted classes and brandished a very long list about the things they were not happy about.”
Consequently, the department of education intervened, and the head of department appointed a team to look into the matter.
They were still investigating when teachers returned to school.
“We were all surprised last Friday when learners went on a rampage and attacked two educators at the school.”
He said department officials would return to the school on Tuesday to try and resolve the matter.
Obviously the pupils want the principal to remain in charge of the school and have accused some teachers of planning to oust her by spreading rumours that she had misused school funds.