School bullying
Dept of Basic Education to go on anti-bullying drive at schools
Government said that it aimed to utilise Child protection Week, which runs from 31 May to 7 June, to prevent the vicious cycle of violence in schools.
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SAHRC left shocked after hearing about bullying incidents at Limpopo schools
The SAHRC's hearings are aimed at finding out whether the Limpopo Education Department and other role-players were adequately addressing bullying as well as corporal punishment and sexual misconduct by teachers in Limpopo schools.
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Lufuno Mavhunga case: State asks for accused to be denied bail for own safety
According to the State, there have been incidents where the teenager had to be rescued from her parents' custody before being taken to a youth centre.
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Cabinet worried about rising cases of bullying at schools, LGBTQI attacks
Acting Minister in the Presidency, Khumbudzo Ntshavheni, told a post-Cabinet briefing that Cabinet was also saddened by the death of Limpopo teenager, Lufuno Mavhunga, who took her own life after a video of her being bullied became public.
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Bail hearing of teen accused of assaulting Lufuno Mavhunga to be heard today
The 14-year-old was arrested last week after a video of her assaulting Mavhunga at the Mbilwi Secondary School emerged and was shared widely online.
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Teen arrested for assaulting Lufuno Mavhunga to remain in custody until bail bid
The 14-year-old was arrested last week, not long after a video of her beating up Mavhunga at the Mbilwi Secondary School emerged and was shared widely online.
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Bullying victim Lufuno Mavhunga remembered as kind, loving at memorial service
The teenage girl took her own life earlier this week after a video of her being attacked by a fellow pupil went viral.
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Lufuno Mavhunga's family relive agony of her death after bullying incident
Lufuno’s brother, Kenneth Mavhunga, said the 15-year-old was found in her bedroom unconscious by their mother – a scene that no parent should have to suffer.
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Lesufi calls for swift probe into apparent spike in violence at GP schools
Gauteng Education MEC Panyaza Lesufi has condemned recent acts of ill-discipline, after several reports of violent acts by pupils, some of which were captured on camera and have been widely shared on social media.
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Principal failed to take action when alerted to Lufuno Mavhunga bullying - SAHRC
The commission visited the Mbilwi Secondary School on Wednesday after a video of Lufuno Mavhunga being attacked by a fellow pupil went viral. The 15-year-old teenager allegedly committed suicide following the assault. Her alleged attacker was arrested on Wednesday.
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Limpopo Education Dept condemns rising school bullying cases after pupil death
A video of the teenage girl being beaten by a fellow pupil while others cheered her on has been widely shared on social media.
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KZN Education Dept probing Mathole High School bullying incident
In video footage, one girl can be seen applying force and pulling the other child by her underwear as she sits defenceless on the ground while she is being kicked in the face.
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Lesufi: Law enforcement agencies must act against pupils who break law
Lesufi visited Crystal Park High in Benoni on Monday after a teenager was assaulted by a group of school girls.
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Probe underway after NC pupil (13) assaulted at school orientation camp
It's alleged two matric pupils from Kimberley Boys’ High School assaulted a grade 8 learner.
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‘Collaborative effort required to bring end to bullying in schools’
The injured schoolgirl claims she was attacked while trying to protect her friend from being touched inappropriately by the same male who allegedly beat her.
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Bullied teens twice as likely to bring weapons to school - study
For the study, researchers analysed survey responses from a nationally representative sample of more than 15,000 students in grades 9 to 12.
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SA schools to get bullying prevention programme
The emergence of several videos of pupils assaulting each other has brought the issue to the public’s attention.
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Father of boy (7) who took loaded gun to school on the run
The grade two pupil brought the firearm to school on Tuesday after an altercation with a fellow pupil.
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Parents urged to stay vigilant after gun incident at Brakpan school
Teachers at a primary school in Brakpan confiscated a loaded gun and live ammunition from a grade two pupil
