Alarming report exposes endemic sexual violence in South African schools

SAHRC report exposes widespread sexual violence in South African schools

SOUTH African schools are increasingly becoming hotspots for sexual violence, as highlighted by a recent report from the South African Human Rights Commission (SAHRC).

The comprehensive report, "Sexual violence at schools: a crisis of fragmentation, delayed integration, incomplete register population, and uneven enforcement", highlights this grim reality.

This emerged after a recent stakeholder engagement aimed at addressing escalating reports of sexual violence in educational settings.

The SAHRC, in a statement, said that the engagement followed a formal human rights complaint they received concerning allegations of sexual violence perpetrated by teachers at a school in Mthatha, Eastern Cape.