A grade 11 male student from Eldorado Park secondary school has committed suicide, bringing to 22 the number of deaths recorded in Gauteng province so far this year.
Education MEC Panyaza Lesufi says it is alleged that the boy drank poison on Tuesday and was rushed to a local hospital for necessary medical attention.
The learner died on Thursday when a medical team advised the family to switch off the life support machine.
He says he was sad to learn that this was the boy's second suicide attempt after he survived the first one last year.
Lesufi says a team will be sent to the school to offer the necessary counselling.
- African News Agency (ANA)
