The Free State Education MEC, Tate Makgoe will today launch a vigorous ” No Racism, Bullying, Sexism and anti social behavior campaign in our schools.
This crusade will first target former model C schools in the province.
This followed incidents widely reported in the mass and social media of alleged racism, assault and bullying in Wessels Maree Secondary, Dagbreek Primary School and Bothaville Hoer Skool. All these schools are located in Lejweleputswa District.
The MEC and senior management of the department will therefore this kickstart the provincial campaign by meeting the principals, deputy principals, SGBs of all the Lejweputswa District former model C schools as follows:
Date: 14 March 2022
Time: 12:00
Venue : HTS Welkom
“Together with our stakeholders which include school management teams, School Governing Bodies, South African Police Services, Department of Social Develoment, Department of Health we want to use this campaign to eradicate the scourge of subliminal and blatant racism, sexism, vandalism, assault, corporal punishment , sexual harassment , alcohol and drug abuse as these anti social behaviours disrupt learning and teaching in our schools,”MEC Makgoe said.
Following the learning loss incurred as the result of the COVID 19 , the department will also use this campaign to implore learners to come to school everyday and not drop out from schools.
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