SAPS, teacher's unions and Equal Education meet to discuss the recent spate of violence at schools

SAfm — KwaZulu-Natal Education MEC Kwazi Mshengu says there is an urgent need for police deployment at public schools to help fight the increasing levels of violence. Mshengu was speaking at Umlazi Township south of Durban during the funeral service of a 48 year old teacher who was shot dead within school premises last week. Meanwhile, the South African Police Services, teacher's unions and Equal Education are meeting in Pretoria. to discuss the recent spate of violence at schools. This comes after a Grade 8 pupil was stabbed to death at Forest High School in Turffontein, south of Johannesburg. Jon Gericke spoke to Ntsiki Dlulani, Western Cape, Equal Education leader