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RCE2601 October 2022 Portfolio
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PORTFOLIO 2022
, School violence in South Africa- Factors contributing, impacts and prevention against it
Introduction
In South Africa, school-based violence is multi-dimensional and takes on various forms. How it manifests
itself often depends on the context in which it arises, such as whether the violence is perpetrated by
learners against fellow learners, by educators against learners, by learners against educators or by
external persons against both learners and educators. Bullying, gender-based violence, accidental
violence, discrimination and violence, sexualassault or harassment, physical violence and psychological
violence, describe some of the most prevalent forms that were identified during the Public Hearing.
Educators proffered that the nature of these types of school conflicts has not really changed, but instead
learners now seem more willing and able to employ physically aggressive methods to resolve
them.Knives, weapons and handguns appear to be more readily used than before.Yet the impact of
school-based violence goes beyond the physical harm that arises from violent incidents. Instead, its
effects are expressed in a range of defective learnerbehaviour such as high absentee rates, poor learning
performance and achievement, high truancy rates, high dropout rates and, an increase in suicide rates
among learners who are not able to deal with violence and who feelunprotected.The reality that the
Hearing depicted was one of a national school system in which many learners are under constant threat
of violence at school, even from educators and principals. Educators themselves feel threatened by their
students.Children often spend more time in the care of educators in educational settings than with any
other role-player outside of their homes. Schools are therefore an important place where children need
protection from violence. Education authorities have a duty to provide a safe environment that supports
and promotes children’s dignity and development.
Unfortunately, for many children educational settings expose them to violence, and may even teach
them how to be violent. The public perception of violence in schools has been colored by the media’s
focus on extreme violent events involving shooting and kidnapping of schoolchildren. Violence
perpetrated by educators and other school staff includes corporal punishment, cruel and humiliating
forms of psychological punishment, sexual and gender-based violence and bullying. Violence in schools
in the form of playground fighting and bullying among learners also occurs. In some communities,
aggressive behaviour, including fighting, is perceived as a minor disciplinary problem not requiring too
much attention. Bullying is frequently associated with discrimination against students from poor
families, racially marginalized groups, or those with particular personal characteristics e.g. appearance,
or a physical or mental disability. Bullying is most commonly verbal, but physical violence may also
occur. Schools are also affected by events in the wider community, such as the prevalence of gang
culture, gang-related criminal activity and the use and abuse of drugs.
The reason I chose my study
Determine the nature and consequences of school violence;
Assess whether school violence impacted learners’ academic performance;
Investigate the extent to which school violence impacted the emotional and psychological well-
being of affected learnersand teachers
Determine whether programs and services were offered to assist learners and teachers who
werevictims of school violence.
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