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WENDY MOTHATA|
THE 36 Leondale High School pupils who were captured on video smoking dagga within their school premises have been suspended with immediate effect, according to Gauteng MEC for Education, Panyaza Lesufi.
The ‘Dagga Day’ viral video showed a number of pupils in uniform smoking marijuana on the school premises.
The incident comes after One South Africa Movement leader Mmusi Maimane shared a viral video on social media
showing a number of learners in school uniform smoking marijuana on the school’s premises.
Taking to Twitter, Maimane called for the removal of Basic Education Minister, Angie Motshekga.
“Fire this minister of basic education immediately. How have we reached this level of behaviour in our schools,” said Maimane.
Following the video, which surfaced on social media last Friday, Lesufi visited Leondale Secondary School.
Addressing the learners and teachers, Lesufi said” “The 36 Leondale High School learners captured on video smoking dagga within the school premises have been removed and suspended from the school. Their disciplinary hearing will be held on Monday.”
Lesufi said that investigations are underway so that they can know who was selling and distributing the drugs.
“We want to know who is influencing our children in wrongdoing… Either you want to be a learner or you don’t want to be a learner. We can’t tolerate a situation in which learners smoke dagga on the school premises,” he said while addressing the learners.
Lesufi said that a criminal case would be opened after the disciplinary hearing.
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