Parents must participate in schools to protect their children

She told her mother years before going to high school that she wanted to attend a girls school because she did not want to deal with boys bullying her.

Still on the first day, she went to the toilet and encountered senior learners who demanded that all grade 8 learners pay them R2 to use the toilet. She was saved from this intimidation by grade 12 learners she had met earlier, who told the bullies to allow her to use the toilet.When she went to the toilet again the same bullies were there and still demanded R2. She did not oblige and instead went behind the toilets and relieved herself.

But the grade 12 learners — those who had protected her at the toilets — told her that reporting the bullies to the principal would only make things worse for her. They told her that the bullies would torment her even more and were likely to beat her up after school. It is because of these traditions that the family of 13-year-old Enoch Mpianzi is mourning his death. Yes, investigation upon investigation are still going to be done to determine what caused the boy’s death.

I think one of the things that needs to happen is for parents to take their power back from these schools. Parents need to say: “These are our children. Enough is enough.” School governing bodies also need to come up with codes of conduct that will make it hard for any learner to contemplate bullying another child and calling it an initiation practice.

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