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Two school children die, 32 others hospitalised after drug party
23 Mar 2016 at 13:09hrs | Views
TWO school students from KwaMashu in KZN died and 32 hospitalised after taking an unknown drug during a party last weekend.
Daily Sun reported that A team of social workers had been sent to help the affected families and to visit those in hospital, social development MEC Weziwe Thusi said.
No further details were immediately available.
"We want to understand what happened to ensure that we do everything in our power to avoid a repeat. We also want to assist the families in dealing with this tragedy," Thusi said.
She called on parents to monitor their children closely and look out for strange behaviour. Drug-induced fun would lead to tragedy.
She said she was shocked by what had happened, given the constant warnings about the dangers of drug abuse and substance abuse awareness programmes at local schools.
She said the local drug action committee in KwaMashu was functional and would hold its monthly meeting on Wednesday.
Daily Sun reported that A team of social workers had been sent to help the affected families and to visit those in hospital, social development MEC Weziwe Thusi said.
No further details were immediately available.
"We want to understand what happened to ensure that we do everything in our power to avoid a repeat. We also want to assist the families in dealing with this tragedy," Thusi said.
She called on parents to monitor their children closely and look out for strange behaviour. Drug-induced fun would lead to tragedy.
She said she was shocked by what had happened, given the constant warnings about the dangers of drug abuse and substance abuse awareness programmes at local schools.
She said the local drug action committee in KwaMashu was functional and would hold its monthly meeting on Wednesday.
Source - Daily Sun
