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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
The teenage girl took her own life earlier this week after a video of her being attacked by a fellow pupil went viral.
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.
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.
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.
A video of the teenage girl being beaten by a fellow pupil while others cheered her on has been widely shared on social media.
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.
Lesufi visited Crystal Park High in Benoni on Monday after a teenager was assaulted by a group of school girls.
It's alleged two matric pupils from Kimberley Boys’ High School assaulted a grade 8 learner.
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.
For the study, researchers analysed survey responses from a nationally representative sample of more than 15,000 students in grades 9 to 12.
The emergence of several videos of pupils assaulting each other has brought the issue to the public’s attention.
The grade two pupil brought the firearm to school on Tuesday after an altercation with a fellow pupil.
