A young learner from Grey Junior School in Port Elizabeth is set to undergo a plastic surgery operation on his face on Tuesday after being injured in an alleged bullying incident at the school on Monday.
AlgoaFM has learned that the boy was attacked by a fellow learner in class during school hours and rushed to hospital.
The young victim's identity is being protected because he is a minor.
In terms of Education Department protocol, Grey Junior is not allowed to comment on the incident, only to say that their report on the matter will be handed to local Education Department Officials on Tuesday afternoon.
Earlier this month the Department instituted punitive and educational punishment against seven Grey High School Grade 12 learners in Port Elizabeth for giving whacks to junior boys in the hostel.
The younger grade 8 boys were reportedly hit with hockey sticks, cricket bats and PVC pipes for not doing what the older boys told them to do.
