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Media Advisory: SAHRC Northern Cape Provincial Office to Host a Virtual Dialogue on Bullying and Violence in Schools
5 July 2021
Attention: Editors and Reporters
The South African Human Rights Commission (The Commission) has in recent times, noted with grave concerns growing incidents of bullying and violence in schools throughout the country. Bullying can have demoralising effects on learners who are victims as it can impact on their mental wellbeing, physical health, academic performance, self-esteem and relationships with other learners at school and other people in the community. Recently, the country witnessed an incident in Limpopo where a learner committed suicide following the release of a video of her being physically attacked by another learner. It is against this context that the Commission in the Northern Cape Province will be hosting a Dialogue on Bullying and Violence at Schools.
Attention: Editors and Reporters
The South African Human Rights Commission (The Commission) has in recent times, noted with grave concerns growing incidents of bullying and violence in schools throughout the country. Bullying can have demoralising effects on learners who are victims as it can impact on their mental wellbeing, physical health, academic performance, self-esteem and relationships with other learners at school and other people in the community. Recently, the country witnessed an incident in Limpopo where a learner committed suicide following the release of a video of her being physically attacked by another learner. It is against this context that the Commission in the Northern Cape Province will be hosting a Dialogue on Bullying and Violence at Schools.
The purpose of the Dialogue is as follows:
• To get an understanding of the extend of bullying and violence in the Northern Cape schools;
• To interrogate the effectiveness of safety programmes in schools;
• To develop an action plan on how to deal with bullying and violence in schools, and
• To determine the role played by various institutions in addressing bullying and violence in schools and how these institutions can forge working relationship to fight the scourge.
The Dialogue on Bullying and Violence in Schools in the Northern Cape Province will take place as follows:
Date: Wednesday, 7 July 2021
Time: 10h00 AM to 13h00 PM
Venue: Virtual (Microsoft Teams Meeting)
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Prepared by the Northern Cape Provincial Office of the South African Human Rights Commission.
For further information contact the Northern Cape Provincial Office of the South African Human Rights Commission: Advocate Chantelle Williams, Provincial Manager, at T: 054 332 3993 / C: 079 439 5557; Email: This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. or Buyisile July, Advocacy and Research Consultant at T: 054 332 3993 / C: 072 949 7578 ; Email: This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.
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