Moeding College bullies face the music
Thursday, March 29, 2007
The boys are alleged to have bullied others into "having sex with a doll," in which they had made an opening in the genital area. The inquiry follows an investigation by Mmegi after some parents complained that their children were being subjected to abuse in the form of forceful penetration of a "human-sized doll".
"What the boys are said to have done, as the hostel captains and the victims confirm, is repulsive...where they get it from I don't know. Before, we knew bullying to be when a student assaulted another, forced them to salute to them or forced them to use a different route, say to the dining area, but this is just repulsive," said school head David Tregilges.
It highlights the need to protect rights such as access to clean water, education, healthcare and freedom of expression.President Duma Boko, rightly honours past interventions from securing a dignified burial for Gaoberekwe Pitseng in the CKGR to promoting linguistic inclusion. Yet, they also expose a critical truth, that a nation cannot sustainably protect its people through ad hoc acts of compassion alone.It is time for both government and the...