Campaign against school bullying on the cards
"We are not going to win this battle alone. As a club we need to work with the principals."
MBOMBELA – Bullying, carrying weapons, smuggling and smoking dagga are still challenges that are faced by some of the schools in our communities.
This publication learnt that KaMhola Secondary School in Barberton made headlines when a video went viral on social-media platforms. This left many residents in shock, especially parents.
Footage showed a learner stabbing another with a knife during a fight.
The unarmed pupil sustained injuries to the chest and was treated at Barberton Provincial Hospital. He was discharged on the same day of the incident.
Mpumalanga News learnt that the Nelspruit Taekwando and Karate Club was determined to instil in parents the perception that they used to have back in the days,that schools were a safe and user-friendly environment for their kids.
The club will launch a School bullying campaign next month.
Speaking to the instructor, Job Magagula he indicated that since he had been assisting people in self-defence, he felt that there’s a need of addressing bullying.
“Young people are the leaders of tomorrow. It’s very important to focus on their studies but other kids find it very difficult to cope due to bullying they experienced in schools.
We are going to interact with different schools around the Ehlanzeni region especially those that have problems with bullying.
We are not going to win this battle alone. As a club we need to work with the principals.
You can find out that some of the kids are bullies because of problems they face at home and they don’t want to talk about it.
I believe that the campaign would yield positive results in terms of teaching our young stars about morals because it’s what we are preaching as the club during our training sessions.
I believe that when they have morals they would know who they are, what they want in life and they won’t carry dagga or dangerous weapons.”
Schools that are interested can contact 078-034-7334.
According to experts bullying can have a bad impact on a child to an extent that he or she might have a low self-esteem, experience suicidal thoughts and depression.
