Education

Question by: 
Hon Lorraine Botha
Answered by: 
Hon Debbie Schäfer
Question Number: 
1
Question Body: 

(a) How many learners on the West Coast were expelled in (i) 2015,(ii) 2016, (iii) 2017 and (iv) 2018 to date, (b) of those who were expelled, (i) what were the reasons for the expulsion, (ii) what were the sanctions, (iii) how many appeals were heard and (iv) how many decisions were reversed?

Answer Body: 

 

Learners expelled

Reason for expulsion

Sanction

Appealed

Appeals upheld

2015

1

The fatal stabbing of a fellow learner

expulsion

0

0

2016

3
  1. Gang related threats and the possession of a knife.
  2. Stabbed a fellow learner with a pair of scissors.
  3. Sold dagga to a fellow learner on school premises.

expulsion

0

0

2017

5
  1. Involvement in a fight with bricks, scissors and knives.
  2. Possession of a sharp nose scissor and the stabbing of a fellow learner, with it.
  3. Possession of a dangerous weapon on the school premises.
  4. Assaulted a staff member.
  5. Assault: stabbed a fellow learner with a pair of scissors.

expulsion

1

0

2018

1
  1. The possession and dealing in dagga.

expulsion

0

0

 

The above, is all the information at my disposal. With regard to questions 1(a) (iii) and (iv), the Minister is the Appeal Authority and the Ministry should therefore provide these stats.

Date: 
Friday, September 28, 2018
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