A five-year-old boy at Zululand’s eMachakwini Primary School was allegedly forced to drink urine by his teacher, the KwaZulu-Natal education department said on Monday.
The boy allegedly urinated in a bucket, and his teacher told him he could either have his penis chopped off or drink the urine.
”The child — who suffers from asthma — chose to drink the urine,” the department’s spokesperson Christi Naude said.
”The stress seemed to have brought on an asthma attack at home and he was taken to the doctor by his family, who, after learning about the incident, laid a charge at the Msane police station.”
She said Ina Cronje, the province’s education MEC, was awaiting a final report from the circuit manager before taking any action against the teacher.
”The MEC is horrified that an educator, who is entrusted with caring for our children, can act in such a callous and inhumane manner,” she said. – Sapa