DURBAN - A comprehensive social change is needed to reduce violence among schoolchildren.
This is the perspective of first responders and community policing groups as incidents of violence at schools throughout KwaZulu-Natal continue to grow.
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In one of the latest incidents, a Grade 10 pupil from Trenance Park Secondary in Verulam survived a stabbing, reportedly at the hands of two Grade 8 pupils.
He is now recovering in hospital, with one pupil arrested and charged with attempted murder.
The KwaZulu-Natal Community Policing Forum says it’s bringing several parties on board to place a specific focus on hotspot areas.
By: Nkosikhona Malinga-Mnisi