Over 1000 security guards, volunteers deployed to KZN schools
The KwaZulu-Natal Department of Education aims to tackle the frequency of violent incidents among learners this year, says MEC Kwazi Mshengu.
Mshengu was speaking on Monday in KwaMashu on the Department's plans for the year, highlighting several issues on its agenda.
Last year, both teachers and learners lost their lives across various KZN schools.
READ: KZN schools adopt zero-tolerance approach to GBV
Mshengu says to ensure safety at schools over 1 000 security guards and volunteers have been deployed across the province.
"We are also continuing with the project of properly fencing all of our schools so that there are clear entry and exits points. When we deploy these community safety volunteers, they don't have to go around the schools looking for all these spaces and gaps that were created by damaged by community members".
READ: 3 children die in separate KZN drowning incidents
"It's a project that we obviously can't finish in one financial year. The community safety volunteers will be placed at those entry and exit points, and they will be equipped with the necessary equipment," he said.
