Traditional council aims to end violence in schools
School violence and bullying was targeted at Gugulesizwe High.
The local traditional council with the Department of Health, Saps and various other stakeholders visited Gugulesizwe High School in Amandawe last week as part of an awareness campaign.
This initiative was to encourage learners to improve their behaviour at school and in the community at large.
As part of this campaign, numerous other high schools were also visited in the area.
Scottburgh Saps’ Sergeant Christopher Mahlawe said that community members have been reporting incidents of learners fighting and becoming more violent in schools lately.
“We’ve also had stabbing incidents,” said Mahlawe.
“At the awareness campaign, all stakeholders, including myself, explained how this type of violent behaviour can damage their futures and affect their community.”
The learners were also told how criminal records work and how the choices they make now will affect employment opportunities.
They were also motivated not to allow peer pressure to push them into taking drugs or committing crimes.
Inkosi Mthokozisi Cele and councilmen also aimed to reprimand the bad habits of fighting or bullying in schools and encouraged learners to do better and stop the use of alcohol as well as carrying harmful weapons such as guns and knives to school.
After the very informative session, which was received well by learners and staff at Gugulesizwe, the learners were treated to a music session.
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