Violence at schools declared national crisis

By: Sthulile Mdletshe

The National Department of education has declared violence at schools a national crisis.

This after a matric pupil was stabbed six times by a classmate at Mmabatho, near Mafikeng in North West.

And here in KZN, a student from Eastwood Secondary School was laid to rest yesterday after he was stabbed to death while trying to protect a female student who was also a victim to the stabbing

Education MEC, Kwazi Mshengu, has expressed concern about the spate of violent incidents at schools and says they are working on security interventions.

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