Gauteng Education Department probing Hope Learners with Special Educational Needs School [SOUND]

# The Gauteng Department Education has launched an investigation at Hope Learners with Special Educational Needs in Westcliff, Johannesburg. This follows a series of incidents regarding learner ill-discipline and maladministration. The department’s spokesperson, Steve Mabona, says they are regrettably aware of two alleged rape incidents that occurred at the school. He says the most recent incident took place on the 26th of last month, where a Grade 12 boy learner allegedly raped a Grade four boy learner at the school’s boarding facility: