How safe are South African schools

After 199 4, S outh Afr ica passe d severa l pieces of legislation protec ting the righ ts and sa fety of learne rs in South A frican schools. These A cts are all (to a larger or smaller extent) concerned with protecting the physical and psychological integrity of learners in schools. Some shocking repo rts have ind icated that children’s r ights are neither promoted nor protected in certain schools. The purpose in this study was to determine the re levant legal framework and the current situation with rega rd to school safety