Wierdabrug CPF, Child Protection visit Laerskool Swartkop
“It is important for children not to take their frustration out on other kids, because that creates a snowball effect of bullying and inappropriate behaviour.”
The Wierdabrug CPF sector 1 and National Centre for Child Protection visited Laerskool Swartkop in Valhalla on Friday to raise the awareness of child safety.
CPF chairperson Andrew Doyle said the organisation’s mandate was to facilitate community-police relations within a specific police precinct and serve as the mouthpiece of the community to the police on policing matters and vice versa.
“Security is a major concern for the CPF. Any sub-structure in a specific police precinct is therefore an area where the CPF ensures that the relationship between the community and SAPS is maintained.
“Activities such as the recent event at Laerskool Swartkop, which was coordinated by one of our private security companies, aims to involve all those parties concerned with the security of its citizens,” Doyle added.
He said that the CPF will continue to be part of such initiatives, as mandated. that sought to bring communities together.
“The CPF will therefore, due to its mandate, be involved in activities pertaining to activities that will assist the community in crime prevention and strengthening relationships with the SAPS.”
Doyle said such activities will be posted on the organisation’s social media platforms to spark conversations and attract more volunteers.
National Centre for Child Protection CEO Danie Van Loggerenberg encouraged learners to take responsibility for their own problems and stop blaming others.
He also spoke about the importance of respect within the classroom.
“It is important for children not to take their frustration out on other kids, because that creates a snowball effect of bullying and inappropriate behaviour,” he added.
Loggerenberg urged kids to have self-respect, saying that part of showing self-respect was to respect other kids’ space and belongings.
“When we take something that does not belong to us it is regarded as stealing. When children talk in class they are then distracting other learners and stealing class time away from them which is just as bad as stealing tangible belongings of others.”
He further cautioned learners against circulating nude pictures, saying that it was regarded as taking part in child pornography which was illegal in the country.
“If a naked image of a minor goes viral there is a higher risk of them committing or trying to commit suicide.”
The centre handed over children’s books donated by Champions for Charity to the school principal.
Also present at the event were Lekker FM, MonitorNet, Netcare, and Bidvest Protea Coin.
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