“This is an absolute outrage. Never again will adults treat the lives of children so cheaply,” Levitt said.
Lawyers representing Enock Mpianzi’s family intend to pursue both civil and criminal action against the Gauteng department of education and other people found to have played a role in the death of the boy.“As can be seen from the report, the conduct of several individuals is an absolute outrage and the strongest of action taken now will prevent another nightmare such as this taking place again.
A photograph taken by a Parktown Boys' High teacher during a hazardous raft exercise the day Enock Mpianzi drowned.he teachers on the camp had not been suspended, “because in the preliminary report the teachers were not implicated, now that we have seen the report we will start that process.”In 2002, Thuso Moalusi drowned in the river at Nyati.In 2020, Enock Mpianzi drowned in the river.
The school was found to be negligent if not reckless in allowing the water exercise to go ahead when the educators knew from the agenda that the activity would end with a river swim. One teacher was also found to be negligent for “failing to exercise the duty of care” relating to the issue of the roll calls, the accuracy of the roll call lists and the issue of the authorisation for the camp.
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