I was so shocked to read about dagga smoking at Leondale Secondary School in Ekurhuleni.
Thirty-six pupils are said to have been caught smoking dagga on school premises and merrily dancing.
It’s very wrong and unacceptable for pupils to smoke drugs on school premises. But I also blame our confused government, which approved that citizens could grow and smoke dagga in their homes.
This scenario is like chasing away a fierce dog while dangling a saucy bone in its face. How do you approve dagga planting and in turn tell people not to smoke it?
Of course, I am not encouraging pupils to smoke dagga, but I advise our short-sighted government to scrutinise its decisions before implementing them.
The Department of Education must start taking the education of our children seriously and embark on ways to prevent the infiltration of drugs into our schools.
There should be security guards at the school gates to search the bags and pupils before they enter the school premises.
Teachers should walk around during free periods to check if pupils are not smoking or sniffing drugs, especially in the toilets.
School principals should oversee all activities happening at their schools, and the school governing body should take disciplinary measures against pupils who bring drugs to school to sell to other children.
If there’s a drug dealer who sells drugs to schoolchildren, they should have a case opened against them.
Our schools should never permit any drugs or alcohol and security checks should be done at the gate.
- Letter by Amos Tebeila, Mohlaletse Village