A family in Magogoe village, Mahikeng, is demanding justice after their seven-year-old son developed ongoing health issues, allegedly due to corporal punishment at Dikakanyo Primary School.
The boy, who was in Grade One at the time of the incident in July last year, now suffers from severe migraines. His mother claims the child was assaulted by a teacher for sharpening a pencil during class.
The mother says the teacher slammed the boy's head against a chalkboard, leaving him with visible injuries. Despite several attempts to engage the school and the North West Department of Education, she says no action has been taken.
"I went to the clinic, which transferred me to the hospital, where he was put in an X-ray, which confirmed his head injuries. The school never acted. I went there numerous times," she says.