Annual report on misbehaving teachers flags corporal punishment as major concern

Corporal punishment had been outlawed in SA schools since 1996

03 October 2022 - 20:22

A staggering 764 cases of misconduct against teachers were reported to the South African Council for Teachers (Sace) from April last year to March, compared to 443 in the previous financial year...

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