Umama kaThapelo Motha ukhala ngobulungiswa ngemuva kokuhlaselwa kwendodana yakhe esikoleni ngenxa yesikhwama.
Sekuphele izinyanga kodwa ubuhlungu abupheli kumama kaThapelo Motha, uNomthandazo Ndaba, osaqhubeka nokufuna ubulungiswa ngemuva kokuthi indodana yakhe eneminyaka engu-16 ihlaselwe kanzima esikoleni.
NgoNtulikazi ka-2025, uThapelo, ongumfundi kaGrade 8 e- Thuto Lesedi Secondary School, kuthiwa wahlaselwa iqembu labanye abafundi ngaphakathi emagcekeni esikole. Imibiko iveza ukuthi udlame lwaqala ngengxabano ngesikhwama sesikole, kanti abanye bathi abamsolayo babefuna ukuthatha izinto zakhe njengoba kuthiwa wayedayisa amaswidi esikoleni.
Lokho okwaqala njengengxabano encane kuphenduke udlame olukhulu olucishe lwamlahlekisela ukuphila. UThapelo walimala kanzima, okuhlanganisa ukuphuka kwekhala, kwaze kwadingeka aphuthunyiswe esibhedlela i- Clinix Botshelong-Empilweni Private Hospital lapho afakwa khona egunjini labagula kakhulu (ICU) elwela ukuphila kwakhe.

Unina, uNomthandazo Ndaba, uthi wathola ucingo oluvela esikoleni olwamazisa ngalesi sigameko. Selokhu kwenzeka lokhu, uqhubeke nokukhuluma obala ngodaba, echaza ukuhlaselwa kwendodana yakhe njengomzamo “wokucishe babulale” ingane ngenxa yento encane njengesikhwama sesikole.
Lesi sigameko sabangela ulaka emphakathini, kwaze kwaba nabafundi ababhikishela ngaphandle kwesikole befuna kuthathwe izinyathelo kulabo abasolwa kanye nokuthi kube nobulungiswa. Umndeni uvule icala emaphoyiseni futhi waveza ukudumala ngokungabibikho kokwesekwa okwanele kanye nesinyathelo esisheshayo esivela kuMnyango Wezemfundo.
Noma sekudlule izinyanga, umndeni usalindele izimpendulo kanye nobulungiswa ngalokho okwenzeka. Umama kaThapelo uthi ithemba lakhe wukuthi iqiniso lizovela futhi labo abathintekayo bazobhekana nomthetho.
Udaba luyaqhubeka njengoba umphakathi uqhubeka nokukhombisa ukweseka umndeni nokufuna izikole zibe izindawo eziphephile kubafundi bonke. 💔


