{
  "id": 6873078,
  "title": "Teacher accused of repeatedly hitting Grade 10 pupil with wooden plank",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/12/teacher-accused-of-repeatedly-hitting-grade-10-pupil-with-wooden-plank",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-09-12T06:00:00.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "IOL",
    "slug": "iol",
    "url": "https://iol.co.za/thepost/news/2026-09-12-teacher-accused-of-repeatedly-hitting-grade-10-pupil-with-wooden-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."
}