Police used stun grenades on Wednesday to disperse EFF protesters and parents outside Milnerton High School in Cape Town demanding to speak to the principal about a brutal initiation video that went viral and outraged many.
Precautionary letters of suspension have been handed to eight pupils before disciplinary and criminal procedures. The boys were filmed carrying out the assault last week on younger pupils some of whom sustained injuries with belts, sticks and hockey sticks. One of the victims, aged 16, is a cancer survivor.
The incident, allegedly part of an initiation ritual related to rugby, has been widely condemned. Police were called to the school before planned protests on Wednesday and used stun grenades to push back the crowd.