{"id":43393,"date":"2023-11-23T12:35:48","date_gmt":"2023-11-23T10:35:48","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/cityvision\/school-playground-a-battlefield-20231122\/"},"modified":"2025-03-20T02:43:45","modified_gmt":"2025-03-20T00:43:45","slug":"school-playground-a-battlefield-20231122","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/cityvision\/school-playground-a-battlefield-20231122\/","title":{"rendered":"A mother decries lack of safety at schools following fatal stabbing of Grade 11 learner in Samora, Cape Town"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>A concerned parent from Samora Machel, Philippi is worried about the escalating crime in local schools.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>A learner at Zisukhanyo Secondary School was allegedly stabbed to death by another learner inside the school premises on Thursday 16 November.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Bronagh Hammond, the WCED spokesperson, confirmed the incident and said that a Grade 11 learner succumbed to his injuries after being stabbed in the neck by a Grade 10 learner.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<p>A concerned parent from Samora Machel, Philippi is worried about the escalating crime in local schools.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The parent, who refused to mention her name for fear of harassment, said on Thursday 16 November a learner at Zisukhanyo Secondary School was allegedly stabbed to death by another learner inside the school premises. She stated that it was not a good thing to be seen by other learners.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>She questioned how the weapons entered the school premises. \u201cThere is a problem of gangsterism in Samora. These children are fighting in public sometimes. I don\u2019t really know what happened. However, according to the information that is circulating, it seems these learners started their fight on Wednesday 15 November. I don\u2019t know what they were fighting about. One learner stabbed the other with a pair of scissors in the cheek. The following day, the one that was stabbed came to school with a knife and stabbed the other learner in the abdomen,\u201d she said. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The parent urged the Western Cape Education Department (WCED) to strengthen security at the schools. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Bronagh Hammond, the WCED spokesperson, confirmed the incident. She said that last week a Grade 11 learner succumbed to his injuries after being stabbed in the neck by a Grade 10 learner.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cThe incident followed another incident the previous day, in which the Grade 11 learner had allegedly stabbed the Grade 10 learner in the cheek after school in the community. It is unclear what the fight was about and the motive for this incident.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cUnfortunately, the Grade 10 learner approached the Grade 11 learner early in the morning and after a few words were said, he took out a knife (allegedly) and stabbed him in the neck,\u201d said Hammond.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>She said paramedics were called in but unfortunately, the learner passed away. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Hammond said the department immediately sent officials to the school to provide support and counselling. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>She said additional security to the school. \u201cThe learner has not returned to school. 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