{
  "id": 6129471,
  "title": "st pg6 Gauteng Education Department denies banning scissors and mathematical instruments",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/07/st-pg6-gauteng-education-department-denies-banning-scissors-and",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-09-07T11:00:00.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "IOL",
    "slug": "iol",
    "url": "https://iol.co.za/the-star/2026-09-07-st-pg6-gauteng-education-department-denies-banning-scissors-and-mathematical-instruments/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "The Gauteng Department of Education has denied introducing a policy banning scissors and mathematical instruments after the items were among 123 objects confiscated during search-and-seizure operations at six schools.",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 1,
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  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}