Johnathan Paoli
THE principal of the Daveyton Skills School, Thembi Letsoalo, could face disciplinary action and criminal charges following a report into the tragic drowning of two learners earlier this year.
Gauteng Education MEC Matome Chiloane briefed the media on Tuesday, and shared the investigative report which probed the deaths of 15-year-old Siphamandla Peterson and 17-year-old Sibusiso Sibiya from Daveyton Skills School who drowned during a “discipline camp” at Rock Falls Adventure Ranch in Centurion on 15 April.
Seanago attorneys’ Thembekile Graham, who accompanied Chiloane, has recommended that Letsoalo be held liable for the drowning and said she did not submit any application to the department for the trip, with no approval consequently being granted.
“The report reveals that the principal of Daveyton Skills School said she did not know of the regulations on taking children out on school excursions,” Graham said.
Graham said crucial safety measures were not adhered
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