School violence signals deep societal issues – Mhlanga

By Noxolo Sibiya - 06 February 2023 - 07:51

The department of basic education says parents and communities are not playing their part in curbing school violence which in the past week has seen a teacher shoot a man dead, a pupil stabbed to death and children going on a rampage after a pupil committed suicide following allegations of bullying.

Education spokesperson Elijah Mhlanga and stakeholders in the field say children are learning bad and violent behaviour from their parents and communities and bringing it to schools...

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