Watch: Edleen Primary kids get safety tips from Sebenza police
The campaign follows reports of children going missing during xenophobic attack incidents
SEBENZA SAPS officers visited Edleen Primary on Friday morning to teach the learners about keeping safe and not talking to strangers.
The visit was part of a crime awareness campaign by the social crime unit to educate primary school learners on keeping safe when on the streets alone.
“Following a number of reported cases of children going missing in the past few months, especially during the xenophobic attacks, the police have decided to do talks at schools about keeping safe. Although no similar incidents were reported in Kempton, it is nonetheless vital for children to be aware of the crime that happens and how to avoid such situations,” Const Sharon Tsotsotso, Sebenza SAPS spokesperson, said.
The grades one, two and three pupils were taught not to speak to strangers and what to do if strangers approached them, claiming to be someone they are not.
The officers also taught the learners how to identify a policeman, because “some people will pretend they are policeman so they can fool little children”.
“A police officer should always have an identity card with him or her, to prove they are an officer of the law,” Tsotsotso told the children.
Fun colouring-in books were also handed out to the children.
The books, written in all 11 official South African languages, are also educational and feature crime safety activities for children.
