Discussion | School safety | All staff must be screened for criminal records

JOHANNESBURG - All school staff must be screened for criminal records.

Principals not doing this could be held criminally liable themselves.

There have been reports of sexual abuse at schools where headmasters don't carry out these checks.

The 2023 third-quarter crime stats show there were 34 murders and 290 rapes on school premises.

We discuss this with Ashleigh Laurent from TPN Credit Bureau.