School yards, doomed yards!

School grounds on the Cape Flats have become warzones! A 16 year old boy was stabbed by a fellow school mate during an argument on school grounds in Valhalla Park Cape Flats a few days ago. This saddens me because it is a senseless killing of yet another learner.

The Department of Education and the provincial government departments have come up with various interventions to beef up security at schools. These interventions include, hiring security guards and social workers on school grounds. In addition, there will be installations of CCTV’s, metal detectors, and school grounds will be barricaded with electric wiring. This will cost provincial government millions of rand’s annually.

The solution to curb violence at schools is to instil good morals and strong principles amongst youngsters. A positive mental state in children will allow them to rise above any obstacle and easily turn away from crime. In order to achieve this, parents will have to play an active role in the lives of their children.

I’ll signoff in quoting my mother’s favourite say, “Charity begins at home”.