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‘LEAVE SCHOOL OUT OF PUPIL’S SUICIDE’

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EKUKHANYENI – “Please leave the school out of this.” The above plea was made by the family of the Form IV pupil, Nomvuyo Maseko of Ekukhanyeni High School, who committed suicide by swallowing a weevil tablet.


Worth noting is that last year around October, pupils attempted to burn the school down following the mysterious death of four pupils.
The school yesterday suspended classes and teachers visited the family of the deceased pupil.


In an interview with the pupil’s great -grandfather, Wilson Ginindza, the incident had absolutely nothing to do with the school as it happened at home on a weekend.


Threatening


According to Ginindza, they had heard that there were people in the community who were threatening to go to the school to cause chaos.
He pleaded that they should not sensationalise the matter of his great- grandchild to settle their own scores.
“We are hurting as a family at this moment and we insist that the school has nothing to do with this,” he said.


 Ginindza said Nomvuyo was a brilliant child and had no issues at school. He said everything was well and neither did she report that something was not right at school.


“We are left with so many questions than answers on what really led her to take the decision to end her life,” Ginindza stated.
He said all they could say was that a dark cloud was upon them and they were putting everything in God’s hands.


Signs
Ginindza said there were no signs of being suicidal displayed by his great- granddaughter, who he said was a respectful and very bubbly child.
The great-grandfather said it happened that Nomvuyo, who was a teenager, started misbehaving and was involved in a love relationship.
He said there were times when she disappeared from home and came back late.


Preceding the suicide, Ginindza said Nomvuyo disappeared last Friday and did not return home.
“She came back the following morning and the family decided that her issue would be dealt with upon her mother’s return on Saturday.”
The decision, according to Ginindza, was taken by the family because they had engaged Nomvuyo on the matter, hence they decided that her mother was in a better place to address it.


Ginindza said Nomvuyo then left for school upon her return on Saturday and came back home.
“On her return, her mother sat down with her and questioned her over her behaviour, which was to disappear from home without communicating to the elders,” he said.

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