BULLYING is a problem not only in schools, but it is also a problem in the workplace and communities.
So Spark Schools in Soweto took its Stop Bullying campaign to the streets on Friday, 4 February, to raise awareness about bullying.
Assistant principal, Nomalungelo Machele told the People’s Paper that anyone who is a bully should stop doing it.
“It is easy to notice bullying in school because kids will speak up and tell their parents or teachers, but it is hard in the workplace or at home because adults don’t speak out. They keep quiet because the bully threatens them,” she said.
Machele said they had a strong anti-bullying policy across their 20 schools.
She said they embarked on the march to remind pupils that there is no place for bullying in the school.
She said their school is all about black excellence and making sure black children get the education they deserved.
Machele said their school in Soweto was started in 2019 with only grades R to grade 3, but has added a new grade every year. It has over 800 pupils.
She encouraged all pupils in other schools to stop beating up, kicking and speaking ill of other pupils. “Bullying is physical when you are beating or kicking someone and it is emotional when you say bad things about them. Just avoid doing unto others what you will not like done to you,” she said.
