Gauteng Education and police conduct raids at schools
Gauteng Education Department says school safety operations are uncovering prohibited items.
The Gauteng Education Department and law enforcement agencies are conducting safety operations at several schools across the province, uncovering prohibited items and highlighting discipline challenges. Education MEC Lebogang Maile participated in searches at approximately four schools, focusing on drug abuse, substance misuse, gangsterism, and dangerous weapons.
At Rivoni Secondary School in Daveyton, officials discovered items such as suspected drugs, disposable vapes, condoms, and knives. Maile revealed that the department will also investigate concerns about discipline and teaching at the school, which is known for its lack of order. She stated, "This school that I’m in, it’s called Rivoni Secondary School in Daveyton.
It’s notorious and everybody knows that there is no order. It’s the same as the school I went to where parents even deregistered their kids because of ill-discipline, because of disorder."
Maile instructed the district to immediately inspect learners' records, as she was informed that some books are empty, not due to students skipping school or lack of interest, but because educators are not teaching.
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