100 pupils clash in race brawl

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Johannesburg - Racial tension boiled over at Westonaria High School on Thursday, with up to 100 black and white pupils slinging racist insults while others were slugging it out.

Eight pupils were arrested after the clashes, during which some of the boys allegedly threatened each other with scissors.

One of those in custody is believed to be a prefect.

The boys - aged between 16 and 18 - have been suspended provisionally.

It's claimed that during the altercation, a school teacher held one of the boys so that others could beat him up.

"It was an ugly scene," said one of the school's security guards, who were called when the fighting broke out.

The West Rand teens are due to appear in Westonaria magistrate's court on Friday on charges of public violence and assault.

Their furious parents gathered on Thursday at the police station where the boys were being held.

According to some parents, the fight is a sequel to regular confrontations between white and black pupils lately.

Afraid to go back

The father of one of the boys told Beeld: "My son was threatened that he would be 'sorted out' after a punch-up on Wednesday regarding stolen school bags.

Another parent said her child was afraid to go back to school as racial tension was the order of the day.

"Our children have to write their record examination soon, but this might not be possible now as the school management did not act on the situation soon enough."

Captain Siphiwe Ndlovu of the police said they had received a complaint about fighting at the school.

"The police went to the school and arrested eight children," Ndlovu said.

"Those who are minors have been released into the custody of their parents, but for those over 18 bail of R300 was set.

Wasn't told of assault

Deputy principal Daphné Kemp said the school was conducting an internal investigation into the fight.

She refused to comment further.

A parent of one of the boys arrested said her son was "seriously assaulted" at the school on Wednesday and that she had not been told about it.

"My son was accused of stealing a schoolbag belonging to one of the white pupils, and they started hitting him.

"The missing bag was later found somewhere else," she said.
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Look what apartheid did.
 
Crikey - anyone who sends their kids back to that school after that have issues IMO.
 
Maronite Pride said:
"My son was accused of stealing a schoolbag belonging to one of the white pupils, and they started hitting him.

"The missing bag was later found somewhere else," she said.
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It reminds me of the Waterkloof 4 incident ... the same mentality that you see on this forum of pentup frustration and anger of the youth at the fact that they are no longer special or the top dogs.
 
Whoopdedoo ... just like the english-afrikaans fights that sprang up when I was in school.
Nothing new about this, but now the word race has been used and it's a beeg thing .. NOT.
Idiots.

100 .. LOLLIES .. our fights involved 400 or more peeps.
There was one hell of a fight at an athletics sporting event at barnard stadium.
Man ... there was blood everywhere.

Race ? What's race got to do with it ?
 
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Racism is not general enough a term... its hatred. Culturism is more suitable IMO, but lets call a spade a spade, its hatred.
 
stoke said:
Whoopdedoo ... just like the english-afrikaans fights that sprang up when I was in school.
Nothing new about this, but now the word race has been used and it's a beeg thing .. NOT.
Idiots.

100 .. LOLLIES .. our fights involved 400 or more peeps.
There was one hell of a fight at an athletics sporting event at barnard stadium.
Man ... there was blood everywhere.

Race ? What's race got to do with it ?
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But Stoke did they threaten each other with knifes or scissors ?

And I also guess the rockspiders won everytime :D
 
Testosterone is a funny thing... reminds me of the pillow fights we had in the navy... chains and hockey balls in those pillow-cases. Stupid...
 
Pillow fights are best enjoyed in the company of skimpily-clad lingerie-wearing beauties :D
 
Lol... well... there were the fem Petty Officers that used to walk into the shower and shout aandag!
Serious.
They were butch tho.
I could think of an officer or two that we would have done anything to convince to join us, but alas, they were probly not into the 30:1 m:f odds.
 
tibby.dude said:
It reminds me of the Waterkloof 4 incident ... the same mentality that you see on this forum of pentup frustration and anger of the youth at the fact that they are no longer special or the top dogs.
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What pisses me of most is damb ass white people that want to be racist and then do dumb ass uncultured things like throwing litter out of a car window or come dump it in the city green zones and beating up homeless people.

Its nothing to do with what you say though, they are just assholes/decadent brats cause there is no more spankings at school. What happens when you spare the rod...
 
tibby.dude said:
It reminds me of the Waterkloof 4 incident ... the same mentality that you see on this forum of pentup frustration and anger of the youth at the fact that they are no longer special or the top dogs.
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Oh right. Pity this isn't true. Give us a week of no corruption - or any one of the other long list - then maybe we would agree with you.
 
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