Expelled boy, 10, may return to his school
Court rules after mother says he wasn’t the aggressor
A CREW of six men had to be rescued yesterday morning when their fishing boat capsized near the Silt Canal in the Durban port.
National Sea Rescue Institute spokesperson Craig Lambinon said a sea rescue craft was launched.
“An SAPS diver accompanied by metro police search and rescue, KwaZuluNatal Health EMS, eThekwini Fire and Rescue Services and Netcare 911 paramedics were dispatched to the scene. They found a private fishing ski-boat with two men on board had assisted the crew who were in the water near the hull of their capsized boat,” he said.
The capsized boat was towed to the pier.
Lambinon said all six men were accounted for on the private ski boat.
“The private fishing ski-boat then departed to go fishing while NSRI assisted the six men. They were medically checked by paramedics and found to be suffering minor injuries but they required no further medical care.”
Lambinon said the police divers attached lines to the casualty boat and it was righted and recovered and no further assistance was required.
“We commend the two fishermen who rescued the crew of six men. We also commend the SAPS and metro divers for their assistance,” Lambinon said. | SE-ANNE RALL THE 10-year-old boy who was expelled following a bullying incident may return to his Centurion independent school, the Gauteng High Court, Pretoria has ruled.
His mother had applied for order to allow her son to return.
The mother of the boy, called M so as not to identify him, said her son was not the aggressor during an altercation with another child, identified as L yet he was expelled.
She said her child had been previously
an bullied before by L.
L had also been suspended for a while at the time for bullying other children.
The school, meanwhile, made it clear that M was not welcome back when the second school term began.
His mother said no other school was able to take him at this late stage – and that it would be reflected on his record that he was expelled and no other school would want him.
The problems started at the end of last term when an altercation broke out between the two children standing in a queue to enter the classroom.
The entire episode was recorded on a cellphone by one of the pupils. The recording was handed to court.
According to the school, the footage showed L in line waiting to enter the class. M stood next to L as if he wanted to push in. M was behind L in line. M had a ruler in his hand with which he annoyed L by hitting him “playfully” against the arm.
L can be seen speaking to him before he turns and slaps M across the face. A fistfight then ensued. The parties came to an agreement in court that M could return to the school, which was made an order of court.