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No to bullying in school sign.
The lack of official anti-bullying laws to protect victims in the country contributes to the ongoing torment they face.
That is according to Daniel Rudy Chettiar, founder of anti-bullying NPO, DSK Group.
He was speaking after a north Durban high school girl was captured on video being bullied by a peer. The girl subsequently attempted suicide.
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In a separate incident, another high school girl was seen visually traumatized and unresponsive at her home allegedly due to bullying.
Chettiar says victims require urgent protection by government.
“We had a change in legislation for other things, for gender based violence, sexual acts, bail section but nothing came for bullying and if you look at some of the schools, the SGB and principals, they can’t do anything because they are getting threatened by the same bullies.”
