Overview
- Police arrested a 37-year-old Ivory Park Secondary School mathematics teacher on Wednesday in connection with an alleged sexual assault of a Grade 12 pupil.
- Preliminary reports indicate the incident allegedly occurred during private tutoring at the educator’s residence outside school hours.
- The pupil’s mother formally reported the matter to the school principal on 2 March 2026, according to the Gauteng Department of Education.
- The department said the teacher had been absent from school earlier in the week and allegedly tried to evade authorities before the arrest.
- The GDE has opened internal processes and is offering counselling to the family, while stressing that the allegations will be tested through legal proceedings.