Violence In Schools On The Rise

This week, after a student was slapped by a Botswana Examinations Council (BEC) invigilator, a student landed in hospital. A 17-year-old student at Letsopa Junior Secondary School in Lobatse is facing the possibility of five years in prison for assault occasioning actual bodily harm for hitting another student with a brick on the head.

According to the Station Commander for Woodhall Police in Lobatse, Cyprian Magalila, the incident happened during the lunch hour when the students argued. One picked a half brick to hit his opponent who dodged. A 15-year old who was not involved in the fight was then hit. According to Magalila, the incident was reported to the teachers who assisted the injured student up to the time he was admitted at Princess Marina Hospital in Gaborone.