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In South Africa, there is a national obsession with Grade 12 ‘matric’ results. So too is there a populist obsession with corporal punishment.
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In South Africa, there is a national obsession with Grade 12 ‘matric’ results. So too is there a populist obsession with corporal punishment.
South African schools are being crippled by a spike in rude, delinquent pupils who threaten, intimidate, insult and even attack teachers and other pupils.
Last Friday, the department gazetted its decision to withdraw the policy, which incentivises rural specialist teachers with 10% of their basic salary when entering the profession with a four-year qualification.
The council received 169 corporal punishment complaints in 2020-21
In the 12-second clip, schoolgirls cackled and cheered, while pupils shoved each other and threw punches. Some fell to the floor, crashing into desks.