A teacher from Kwa-Zulu Natal got fired after he was found guilty of sexually assaulting his pupil , hence violating the Employment of Educators Act . The victim was a pupil from Southlands Secondary School . The pupil who was sexually assaulted is aged 16 . The teacher , identified as Darshin Gyanishwar was reportedly also found not to be suitable to work in an environment that has children .The incident reportedly took place in April 2021 when the learner had completed writing her examination .
The teacher who stayed with the pupil’s family was alleged to be on the verge of marrying the pupil’s sister .An arrangement had been made for the teacher to collect the pupil and drop her at the mother’s work place . However , the teacher allegedly took the pupil home and allegedly sexually assaulted her .The learner reportedly informed a fellow pupil , who in turn advised her to tell a family member .The teacher got arrested but the matter got dismissed in Court pending the outcome of the DNA .The former teacher is reported to be denying the charges .
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