More than 4,600 incidents of violence have been reported in Gauteng schools over the past five years, painting a troubling picture of the safety challenges facing pupils and teachers in the province.
The Gauteng education department said the figures are part of a broader pattern of crime, vandalism, substance abuse and misconduct that continues to disrupt teaching and learning in schools.
According to the department, schools also reported more than 4,100 incidents of vandalism during the same period, while close to 400 incidents of sexual misconduct and nearly 1,400 search and seizure cases were recorded.
