Bullying in schools has been brought to the fore as a video of an incident in a Limpopo high school does the rounds.
In the video that has now gone viral, a grade 10 pupil, Lufuno Mavhungo, from Mbilwi Secondary is being smacked around by another pupil on the school grounds. The attacker is brutal and relentless, while Lufuno fails to fight back, simply holding up her arms to protect her face from the blows.
Lufuno subsequently committed suicide on Monday afternoon and #JusticeForLufuno trended for hours on Twitter.
The girl in Black jersey went home and drink poison , after this incident.
They are from one of the best Schools in the country, Mbilwi Secondary. pic.twitter.com/xZHiLOVzM9
— MOTHOMBENI BILLY (@MBillyzaba) April 13, 2021
The Department of Education in Limpopo confirmed the incident took place at the school on Monday, and are probing the incident.
No comment has been released by either the parents or the school.
On Tuesday, students gathered in front of the school demanding justice.
Current situation at Mbilwi Secondary School. The Pupils want #JusticeForLufuno! pic.twitter.com/GwLGuDRQWo
— Roṋewa Mathephe (@Ronewa_Mathephe) April 13, 2021
Twitter users are angry at the abuse and subsequent suicide.
she was one of my biggest supporters, she always kept a postive energy from the first day we started talking, she always made sure i kept going RIP Lufono???????? #JusticeForLufuno pic.twitter.com/q3vUNDzcJ9
— ♱.????????????????™♱ (@sewa__abrahams) April 13, 2021
Before she gets arrested, Mbilwi Secondary School should EXPEL her. Yes , she has a right to education but not under an expense of being a danger ⚠️ to other children. #JusticeForLufuno
— ツ ØƦł ÐẸBłĠ BẸẠŦ$™ ❼ (@Ori_Debig_Beats) April 13, 2021
So Because the perpetrator is a minor we must keep quiet?. Her actions led to a loss of life, minor or not she must face the consequences! ????️ #JusticeForLufuno
— Roṋewa Mathephe (@Ronewa_Mathephe) April 13, 2021
The incident lays bare the mental effects of bullying in kids, a matter that needs to be seriously dealt with by both parents and schools.
This is a developing story, more to follow.
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