GDE appoints law firm to investigate death of learner at Tembisa school

The Gauteng Department of Education has appointed a law firm to investigate the cause of a learner's death at the Reagile Primary School in Tembisa.

Ten-year-old Neo Mokgoatsane died when a goal post fell on him while he was playing soccer with his friends.

The KRM legal firm said that they want to determine who needs to be held accountable for the tragedy.

The firm's Katlego Ralikhuvhana said, “Whether there are merits to the allegations, the circumstances around the allegations, the conduct of the educators, the school management team, and the principal, whether the matter was reported to the department, the cause of death of the learner, whether any employees of the department failed to observe their legal obligations in relation to the care of the learner, whether the department is liable or not, whether or not there was any omission on the part of the department, and what can the department do to address this problem.”