{
  "id": 6442921,
  "title": "Phoenix mother opens assault case after teacher allegedly hit daughter with plank",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/09/phoenix-mother-opens-assault-case-after-teacher-allegedly-hit",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-09-09T16:00:00.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "IOL",
    "slug": "iol",
    "url": "https://iol.co.za/thepost/news/2026-09-09-phoenix-mother-opens-assault-case-after-teacher-allegedly-hit-daughter-with-plank/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "A Phoenix mother has opened an assault case after alleging that a teacher hit her 16-year-old daughter with a wooden plank at Havenpark Secondary School. The school governing body says it does not condone corporal punishment, while the matter has been referred to the circuit manager.",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 1,
    "also_reported_by": []
  },
  "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."
}