Monday, October 02, 2006

School karate

South Africa -- The Human Rights Commission plans to hold public hearings on the level of violence in schools which are said to be out of control with deaths and severe injuries to pupils.

Parents and the education system have been blamed for ill-mannered children and with no immediate solution in sight, the HRC has opted for public hearings.

A Johannesburg school is teaching karate as a way of adding discipline to the curriculum. Olga da Silva, a principal at the school, says they are experiencing all this verbal abuse at home, so they are frustrated, because of the conditions at home, and they come to school, it spills over into the school.

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