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No comment: St John’s Preparatory School in Johannesburg told the M&G it could not comment on the matter at this stage.

Sex pest teacher: Mom speaks out

Bereaved mother recalled her son’s 2022 suicide as a 52-year-old former teacher at the school appeared in court this week on 25 counts of indecent assault and sexual assault of young boys

  • Aarti Bhana
7 min read
The persistence of corporal punishment has often been attributed to a lack of support for the ban among teachers. (Delwyn Verasamy, MG)

Harsher sanctions sought against teachers who use corporal punishment 

Section27 has asked the South African Council of Educators to amend its mandatory sanctions policy to include rehabilitative and corrective measures for teachers who assault children

  • Umamah Bakharia
4 min read