SADTU North West condemns the stabbing of a female educator at school
4 May 2021
The South African Democratic Teachers’ Union in the North West (SADTU NW) strongly condemns the attack and multiple stabbing of a female educator attached to Tshegofe Primary School at Vaalboschloot. It is alleged that a male educator from Tolamo Primary near Brits armed with a sharp object, wearing a balaclava entered the classroom full of learners and stabbed the educator multiple times after arguments ensued.
We view this in an extremely serious light as it demonstrates that the safety of our members and education workers in general is at risk and under threat.
As a union we launched a campaign called ‘’I AM A SCHOOL FAN” campaign which intends to mobilize different stakeholders, teachers, learners, Parents, Department and community members at large to take stand against violence that is escalating in our schools.
Through “I AM A SCHOOL FAN” Campaign SADTU calls for the following: