Violence In Schools : Gov’t Unveils Pre-emptive Measures

The disturbing situation of violence in schools today cannot be overemphasised. Students, pupils and teachers have sustained injuries and even death as a result of violence within the school premises. The Minister of Basic Education, Laurent Serge Etoundi Ngoa, through a circular letter to the basic education family has decried the increasing acts of violence in the school milieu. Such manifestations, the Minister of Basic Education says, are incidental, complex and multifaceted. As a result, Professor Laurent Serge Etoundi Ngoa in the Circular letter No 005/11/426/CL/MINEDUB/IGE/IP-EP of February 17, 2020 directed to Regional and Divisional Delegates, Sub-divisional Inspectors, secretaries of private Basic Education, Head Teachers of Nursey and Primary Schools among others has laid down strategies to prevent violence in schools. 
To pre-empt and curb the rampant phenomenon of violence, which is a cause for concern in schools, the Minister has instructed all actors in the Basic Education Family to incessantly watch out and hold monthly educative talks on the identification of acts of violence, their manifestation and eradiation in the school milieu. School administrations also need to carry out systematic search of learner’s school bags, pockets, didactic materials and other objects belonging to them. During Parent Teachers Association (PTA) meetings, the Minister in the circular has called on various school administrators to encourage parents to check the content of their children schoo...