News24 | Joburg school for disabled pupils rocked by rape and ill-treatment claims

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Hope School in Westcliff, Johannesburg.

Hope School in Westcliff, Johannesburg.

Hope School, an institution for physically disabled pupils in the leafy suburb of Westcliff, Johannesburg, has been accused of sweeping rape allegations and ill-treatment of pupils under the rug.

Complaints at the school escalated after a Grade 4 pupil was allegedly raped by an 18-year-old matric pupil at the boys' hostel.

The incident allegedly happened on 26 October 2023.

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