Cops in schools ‘not yielding desired results’

Having police in SA’s schools doesn’t work‚ the Department of Basic Education told Parliament at a briefing. According to a departmental statement issued on Tuesday‚ the Portfolio Committee on Basic Education was told that “experiences of violence at school…are common throughout the country”.But “police in schools didn't yield the desired results as this approach has been shown to increase mistrust in the police‚ undermine respect for authority‚ negatively affect concentration and school perfor...