South Africans tend to stare themselves blind against the belief that children are only bullied by other children. The fact is that closer investigation against teachers should be included in the effort to curb child suicide.
Suicide came under the spotlight again with the recent death of a 13-year-old Pretoria girl who allegedly took her life after she was reportedly bullied online by fellow classmates.
AfriForum visited two schools in the Moot and the west of Pretoria to create awareness about bullying this week. They visited two primary schools, Laerskool Pierneef and Tuine on Monday.
AfriForum arranged these talks as part of this year’s #AnkerdorpPadskou, which also kicked off in Pretoria on Monday. The #AnkerdorpPadskou is a campaign “to create hope in various towns around the country”.
The organization said the bully talk was necessary after reports last week of a 13-year-old girl from the north of Pre
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