School governing bodies urged to form safety committees as risks increase
13 February 2019
Concerns about safety at schools arose in Parliament's Portfolio Committee on Education on Tuesday where Deputy Education Minister Enver Surty suggested that school governing bodies (SGBs) should have safety committees.
"There is also a need for a more personal link between police stations and schools for synergy between the two," he told the committee.
Surty said the department was concerned about violence at schools, assaults on teachers, a lack of discipline by some pupils, and the discovery of drugs and alcohol at schools.
"We are working closely with the police," he said.