CARMEL RICKARD: Another school puts pupil at risk
Many children in SA have been injured — or worse — while using toilets at their schools. In a case now before the courts, an 11-year-old boy was badly burnt by drain cleaner
13 October 2022 - 05:00
A trip to the school toilets left an 11-year-old boy with chemical burns to his head, face and body — and led to a damages claim that will have to be paid by the Northern Cape MEC for education.
The plight of the pupil, named in court papers as T, adds a new twist to the dangers that some toilets pose for children. Only, here the problem was caused by drain-cleaning liquid that had been left unattended...
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