Eastern CapeEducationDepartment spokesperson Vuyiseka Mboxela confirmed this to the publication.
Police arrested Mgandela for attempted murder in March but the charge was later changed to child abuse.
Reports say that the mother believed her kids had been turned away from the school due to arriving late.
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The mother confronted the teacher and allegedly assaulted her.
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A junior secondary school principal has been fired after he forced a learner into a pit toilet to retrieve his phone. Image: Ziyanda Zweni.Source: UGC
He was the Head of Current Affairs at Briefly News.
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