Incidents of violence and bullying at schools have been on the spotlight recently
The Gauteng DOE has ticked all the boxes in terms of security for its schools. Yet,there has been a seeming increase in incidents at schools
The North West MEC education of education says overaged learners should not be admitted into schools because they cause disruptions
Have we become a society that is so hardened that we no longer care about the future of our children?
Long-standing feuds between adults are playing out at schools, with the violence forcing them to be closed for long periods
The minute girls walk into the school environment, they face numerous difficulties, including discrimination on the basis of sex
The Department of Education in KZN has called on parents,communities and all other stakeholders to come together to combat school bullying.
After a teen was stabbed to death, teachers and parents set about stamping out the violence
Violence at schools is a reflection of their broader context, requiring multiple prevention strategies.
Wits University should take up students’ violence as a pedagogical challenge.
Bolstering a weak life orientation curriculum is proposed as one of the ways of preventing abuse, including rape, in classrooms.
Traditional school punishments do not work – cultivating care and compassion is far better.
Sites that publicise incidents of school violence online only add fuel to an already dangerous fire, according to legal and psychological experts.
A pupil from Glenvista High School in south Johannesburg has been suspended for allegedly assaulting a teacher and now faces a disciplinary hearing.
Hlayiseka is a school intervention which aims to equip South African schools burdened with violence to cope better with their situation.
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/ 26 September 2008
The case against a matric pupil who allegedly killed a fellow pupil with a sword was on Friday postponed for the second time.
A 17-year-old boy was arrested after being found in possession of an unlicensed firearm at a school in Jabulani, Soweto, Johannesburg police say.
It is unacceptable that schools are being turned into killing fields instead being portals of knowledge and information, Cosatu said on Tuesday.
The Kenyan government banned on Tuesday the use of cellphones in schools in a bid to stem a string of deadly riots that have rocked the country.
An eight-year-old Worcester boy told his teacher and his mother that he was repeatedly raped, beaten and threatened by children at his school.