VANDERBIJLPARK. The Vanderbijlpark sector police together with the Vanderbijlpark Trauma Counseling Empowerment Centre, Indibano Victim Empowerment Project received a warm welcome from both the learners and educators of Die Anker School for the Physically Challenged when they visited them recently.

The visits comes after parents had been demanding the suspension of the principal over an alleged racism case recently. The schools learners were apparently involved in a fight where one of them lost his teeth. On the day of the visit the SAPS members addressed the issue of bullying at schools. Sergeant Keke Nteso said hurting someone intentionally or assaulting them with a to injured them forms part of bullying.

“There’s also verbal, and or threats that are regarded as bullying too.”

Nokufa Nhlapo facilitator from Trauma Victim Centre said that the effects of bullying is suicide and anxiety. The Principal of Die Anker, Francois Du Toit and Pastor Hope McPherson from the School Governing Body thanked the visitors for taking such an initiation to engage with the learners. They urged the learners to be united.