Free State Education Department has condemned the alleged assault of a learner by a teacher at one of its special school in QwaQwa.
Department spokesperson, Howard Ndaba says the alleged brutal assault of a 18-year-old girl happened at Thiboloha school for the deaf and blind. Ndaba says two house parents and a teacher witnessed the alleged assault.
He says the matter was formally referred for investigation to the labour relations division. Ndaba says a criminal case has been opened with the South African Police Service SAPS, and both the school and the department will cooperate fully with the investigations.
