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Manenberg pupil allegedly stabbed by teacher
This is the latest in a rash of violence seen at schools across the country.
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[LISTEN] Lesufi: Parental responsibilities cannot be passed to educators
Gauteng Education MEC Panyaza Lesufi talks about his department's plans to address the spike in violence at schools.
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Mpumalanga police condemn learners' attack on bus driver
It is alleged that they were angry after the driver left them behind at a pick-up point.
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Limpopo Education Dept shocked by pupil's assault on teacher
The department released a media statement on Wednesday saying it awaits a detailed report on the incident that happened on Tuesday at Modubatse Secondary School.
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More videos of learner violence emerge
Angie Motshekga has announced she is going to urgently meet with her counterparts in the departments of police and social development.
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Motshekga: Real threat to pupils’ safety is from within schools
The minister announced that the Basic Education Department would urgently meet with the ministries of Police and Social Development to discuss violence at schools.
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Motshekga wants urgent meeting with stakeholders over school violence
An Eastern Cape pupil was stabbed to death over a cellphone last week, while a pupil allegedly stabbed a teacher to death in the North West province.
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Teachers' unions criticise Education Dept for not protecting teachers
A 17-year-old pupil from a Zeerust school in the North West was arrested on Thursday for allegedly stabbing his teacher, Gadimang Mokolobate, to death.
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Eldorado Park pupil who allegedly threatened teacher with gun to appear in court
The 15-year-old boy has been released into his parents’ custody.
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‘Violence in SA schools has reached a critical point’
In the latest incident, a deputy principal was shot dead at a Nigel school on Tuesday.
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[LISTEN] School violence a reflection of ‘society in crisis’
DG in the Department of Basic Education says that schools are the microcosm of civil society and recent incidents of ill-discipline are a reflection of society.
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Lesufi to visit Kempton Park school over school violence
It’s alleged that some parents joined in the violence with weapons resulting in a pupil being stabbed apparently with a scissor.
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WCED increases security after pupil shot at CT school
The 15-year-old boy accused of shooting a fellow pupil will remain in the care of his parents until his next court appearance.
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'Rate of violence in SA schools alarming'
Some teachers are still using corporal punishment as a means of effecting discipline.
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New measures to be introduced to curb school violence
The Education Department says it’s improving its Life Orientation Curriculum to reduce violence in schools.
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Sadtu launches programme to tackle violence in schools
Over 200 Gauteng school principals & district officers gathered in Braamfontein for a seminar.
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Dept investigates alleged racial attack at Springs school
The pupil claims he was racially, physically and verbally attacked at the Dr JJ Jurgens High School.
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Pupil recovers in hospital after stabbing
A 14-year-old teen was arrested after he attacked another teen with a knife at school.
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'SA schools gripped by violence'
There has been a surge in school violence across the country, affecting all sectors of society.
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Violence at schools 'worrying'
A grade 8 learner was stabbed in the stomach at Knysna High School.
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Man in court after pupil broom attack
The video shows a man, who appears to be a worker at the school, attacking a pupil with a broom.
