Four learners suspended following assault incident in Ekurhuleni school [SOUND]

# Four learners have been suspended following the assault of a grade eight learner at Thuto-Lesedi Secondary School in Vosloorus, in Ekurhuleni. The Gauteng Education Department says the boy was hospitalised after being attacked by a group of learners, sparking protests and disruptions across multiple schools. The department’s spokesperson, Steve Mabona, says the school’s principal has been temporarily moved pending an investigation into ignored bullying complaints: