No place for bullying, ill-discipline at Gauteng schools – Lesufi
Lesufi’s condemnation of bad behaviour by some learners at Gauteng schools follows several reports of violent acts by learners.
The Gauteng MEC for Education, Panyaza Lesufi, spoke strongly against recent acts of violence and ill-discipline by learners at Gauteng schools.
He called for swift investigations into the spike in issues of ill-discipline at schools in the province.
Lesufi’s condemnation of bad behaviour by some learners at Gauteng schools follows several reports of violent acts by learners, 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.
“Our schools should be centres of excellence, not sites of violence and other anti-social behaviour. We call on parents to play their role and talk to their children about ill-discipline and violence as this is a societal challenge,” Lesufi said.
