Guest : Kirstie Haslam | partner at DSC Attorneys |

Parents send their children to school with a reasonable expectation that they will be as

safe as they would be at home however, accidents happen at schools on an alarmingly

frequent basis in South Africa.

One thinks of the recent drowning cases of Parktown Boys pupil Enoch Mpianzi and

Keamohetswe Seboko at Laerskool Bekker Primary in Magaliesburg.

The recent deaths of pupils in schools or under the care of teachers have once again

highlighted the dangers learners face in environments in which they're supposed to be

safe.

The safety of children while at school is covered under basic rights in the Constitution

and by the South African Schools Act.