'Intoxicated' pupils go on rampage at EC school
They will undergo drug tests‚ police said after computers and furniture were smashed and a car dented.
The incident took place on Thursday afternoon (April 16) at Mthatha Community Junior Secondary in Police Camp just a stone’s throw SAPS’ offices.
According to teachers at the school‚ the four Grade 8 and 9 pupils seemed to be under the influence of alcohol and the women teachers delegated a male teacher to go out and check on the commotion.
A teacher at the school‚ Matshaka Qokoyi‚ who narrowly escaped being stabbed‚ said: “I found one pupil lying on the floor. He was so drunk‚ he could not even walk property. I took him to the principal’s office“.
“Two two more boys came and said they wanted to fetch their hero‚ the daredevil of their group. They broke a photocopier‚ a cabinet where we keep trophies‚ laptops and other computers. One of them stripped to his underwear and started roaring‚ while another drew a knife trying to stab me. I took it away from him”.
The gang also jumped on the the roof of a teacher’s sedan‚ damaging it.
Police spokesman Mzukisi Fatyela said the arrested youths will undergo drug tests.