Lesufi condemns violent conduct, assaults or bullying at Gauteng schools There is no place for bullying and ill-discipline at Gauteng schools, says MEC 15 April 2021 - 16:57 Image: Vathiswa Ruselo/Sowetan
Gauteng education MEC Panyaza Lesufi has called for swift investigations into an apparent spike in ill-discipline and violence at Gauteng schools.
Lesufi condemned recent acts of ill-discipline, after several reports of violent acts by pupils, some of which were captured on social media.
“First of all, I need to make it abundantly clear that our schools can never be sites of violent conduct, assaults or bullying. Violence has no place at our schools and we call on school management to work with parents and the department to ensure we bring these acts of ill-discipline and misconduct to a swift end,” Lesufi said.
Lesufi calls for probe into rising cases of bullying, violence in Gauteng schools
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Johannesburg - Just a few days after a Limpopo teenager committed suicide after an alleged bully was recorded assaulting her, another video has emerged showing two girls fighting in a school’s toilets.
The latter incident happened at Dinwiddie High School on Monday and involves two Grade 10 pupils.
In the video, a girl can be seen lying on the floor trying to fight off her attacker who is standing over her, pulling her braided hair and choking her.
The girl on the floor keeps flailing her arms around, hoping to land a blow on her attacker. She even grabs the attacker by her school shirt, but she is the one who ends up being hit on the face and also kicked.
Gauteng MEC for Education Panyaza Lesufi has called for swift investigations into the spike in issues of ill-discipline at schools in the province.
The MEC condemned recent acts of bad behavior by some learners at Gauteng schools after several reports of violent acts by learners, some of which were captured on social media.
In the first incident a Grade 11 learner from Anchor Comprehensive allegedly stabbed a Grade 12 learner from Emadwaleni Secondary School in Orlando West.
The stabbing incident followed social media reports over the past few days showing videos where two grade 10 girl learners are engaged in violent conduct in what appears to be the school toilets at Dinwiddie High School in Germiston.
Felix Dlangamandla
Gauteng Education MEC
Panyaza Lesufi wants an investigation into violence in schools following three separate incidents in the province in the same week.
On Thursday, a pupil from Anchor Comprehensive High School allegedly stabbed a pupil from Emadwaleni Secondary School in Orlando West.
On Monday, separate fights at Dinwiddie High School in Germiston and Letsibogo Secondary School in Meadowlands were caught on camera.
Gauteng Education MEC Panyaza Lesufi has called for investigations into ill-discipline and violence at schools following a stabbing at one school and videos of fights at two others in the same week.
In a statement on Thursday, the Gauteng Department of Education said it had received several reports recently of violence perpetrated by pupils.
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Lesufi’s comments come as the education fraternity comes to terms with the suicide of Lufuno Mavhungu, a 15-year-old Limpopo student who was seen being assaulted by a fellow learner in a video which went viral on social media. She later took her own life by swallowing pills.
The incident has placed sharp focus on bullying in schools and prompted calls for tougher punishments for the perpetrators.