Gauteng education MEC meets with high-risk schools principals iol.co.za - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from iol.co.za Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.
Gauteng MEC addresses soaring pupil suicides as 11-year-old girl is latest to take her life news24.com - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from news24.com Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.
The deployment of social workers and anti-crime technology is being ramped up at schools as the Gauteng education department tries to mitigate the spillover of societal ills into classrooms.
In an effort to address the concerning rate of learner suicide, the provincial Department of Education partnered with several organisations, including the Teddy Bear Foundation, the South African Depression and Anxiety Group and Childline.