Tragedy strikes at Clifton School as teacher died in crash
Tributes have been flooding in at a local school in Durban for the beloved long-standing staff member.
A terribly sad moment for friends, family, and Clifton school members over the past weekend as long-standing member of their staff, Mrs. Heather Bensch, passed away.
She tragically passed away whilst she was on route to watch her son play rugby in Makhanda (formerly known as Grahamstown).
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Clifton 1st XV were invited to play in the U18 Independent Schools Rugby Festival hosted by St Andrew's College in Grahamstown.
Heather was a valued member of staff at Clifton and had been with the school for fourteen years.
The school has already issued out a statement and many users have taken to social media to pay their respects to a 'wonderful human being'.
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The school has also sent out a message to any members of the Clifton community who would like to leave flowers, messages and tributes to Heather on the school's benches and founders’ lawn.
On Monday, the last game of the Independent Schools Rugby Tournament, Clifton honoured their teacher by playing with black arm bands around their jerseys as a sign of respect.
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Clifton and St Andrew's have raised their school flags at half-mast as a tribute and sign of respect to her friends and family.
We would like to send our love and condolences to Heather's family, friends, students and colleagues.
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