Ongoing protest at special needs school turns ugly

Pupil removed by police after retiring Northern Lights principal’s car blocked by angry scholars

Tensions reached boiling point at a Nelson Mandela Bay special needs school on Friday, resulting in a 17-year-old pupil  being taken into police custody. 

The situation at Northern Lights Special Needs School in Cotswold had been simmering for months and escalated into chaos as the school’s newly retired principal Trevor Roman said his final goodbyes on Friday. ..

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