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Afro Voice reports that the National Professional Teachers Organisation of South Africa (Naptosa) has warned violence in schools was a ticking time bomb.
General secretary Henry Hendericks said the spike in the incidents of violence against both pupils and teachers was of serious concern.
Hendericks said Basic Education Minister Angie Motshekga should address the pressing issue.
Provinces such as Gauteng, Limpopo, KZN, Northern Cape, Free State and North West have witnessed violence in schools.
“Naptosa calls on the MECs of education in those provinces where these incidents have occurred to act decisively against the perpetrators.”
The union said it had noted some MECs tend not to act with the same amount of fervour when teachers are on the receiving end of violence by pupils as they do when teachers are violent with pupils. It is time that the employer values and protect their employees and pupils.
Northern Cape education spokesperson Geoffrey van der Merwe said the department condemned any acts of misbehaviour in schools.
“Many pupils in our communities are exposed to unwanted interferences which pose a negative impact on their education,” he said.
The original of this report by Tiisetso Manoko appeared on page 5 of Afro Voice of 20 June 2018
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