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Sex pest teacher: Mom speaks out
Bereaved mother recalled her son’s 2022 suicide as a 52-year-old former teacher at the school appeared in court this week on 25 counts of indecent assault and sexual assault of…
Harsher sanctions sought against teachers who use corporal punishment
Section27 has asked the South African Council of Educators to amend its mandatory sanctions policy to include rehabilitative and corrective measures for teachers who assault…
SAHRC hearings: The lies and incompetence behind bullying and crimes in schools
Some principals do not have the skills to compile bullying reports; others fear being victimised. This has led to children battling the scourge alone
Principals put lid on learner abuse
The Human Rights Commission inquiry into bullying and sex at schools in Limpopo has heard that some principals don’t report cases of a sexual nature that involve teachers and…
Minister shows her ignorance with ‘educated men don’t rape’ remarks
Angie Motshekga was speaking to learners in a secondary school in Pretoria
Teachers applying for jobs must be vetted more strictly
Two women in Mpumalanga taught children for 11 years without the necessary qualifications. They are not the only ones to have slipped through the screening system
Teachers having sexual relationships with learners is illegal
The Sexual Offences Act criminalises sex with a person under the age of 16 by a person over the age of 18
Council of Educators yet to access sex offenders register when vetting teachers
The SA Council of Educators has conceded that it has not used the Sex Offenders Register to vet teachers as it doesn’t have access to it
‘Teacher called my daughter a witch’
The family of an Eastern Cape primary school pupil has obtained a court order against a teacher they allege has been tormenting their child
No job for sex predator principal
The former headmaster of a Gauteng school has lost his fight in the labour court to be reinstated
Internships would spawn ace teachers
Students studying to be teachers by distance learning should be given more time in classrooms
Private schools not above the law
The Constitution rules against discrimination and for the protection of children at all schools
Crisis at schools goes unreported
No national statistics exist for corporal punishment in South African schools and although it is illegal, it is still commonly applied.
Teachers disgusted by waste of levies
Teachers have expressed dismay at the ”waste” of levies they pay to the South African Council of Educators.
Dozens of sexual misconduct complaints against teachers
Twenty-seven complaints of sexual misconduct against teachers were received by the South African Council of Educators between January and October.