WATCH: Learner whose phone was confiscated sets principal’s car alight

A Grade 10 learner from Northbury Park Secondary School in Northdale in Pietermaritzburg, KwaZulu-Natal, has allegedly set alight an Acting Principal’s car for reprimanding him. 

The Acting Principal reportedly reprimanded the learner for carrying a phone to school and confiscated it. 

WATCH: LEARNER SETS CAR ALIGHT AT NORTHBURY PARK

The learner was angered when his phone was confiscated and reportedly returned to school with petrol and allegedly poured it on the car before setting it alight. According to reports a security guard at the school and a teacher tried to extinguish the fire in order to save the car but judging from the pictures circulating online the damage is quite extensive.

In the video showing the incident which has also been widely circulated, other teachers can be seen running frantically from what seems to be a staff room towards the burning car while another individual tries to extinguish the fire. Learners can also be seen rushing to see what’s happening to the car.

At the time of publication, the KZN Department of Education nor the Northbury Park Secondary School had not yet issued statements or confirmed that the learner was responsible for the incident.

NDENGETHO HIGH LEARNERS TORCH THEIR SCHOOL

This week, learners from Ndengetho High School in the West of Durban torched their school after their phones were confiscated during an inspection. 

The learners were left enraged by the way the inspection was conducted. Local police officers were invited into the facility, in order to flush out any contraband drugs or weapons. Instead, the school ended up enforcing its ‘no phones allowed’ policy in a strict and rigid manner.

Despite the policy being written into Ndengetho High School’s Code of Conduct, staff have chosen to look the other way in recent years. Alas, confusion over the enforcement of these rules led to a very serious confrontation.

You can read the full story here.