Life Orientation Researc
School Based Violence & Volunteerism
Due Date: 2 September
2022
Jayden Karamba 9St
Contents
1. Section A Question 1
2. Question 2
3. Section B Question 3
4. Section C
Section A- Question 1
1.1 School violence are acts of violence that occur in scholastic
institutions.
1.2 Factors that increase school violence are violence in the
community, use of cannabis and other substances and the
presence of weapons at school.
1.3 In a Cape Town school, there is a 12 second clip that displays
school violence. The video show pupils jumping onto an elderly
teacher’s back, while he is being suppressed in a chokehold. The
pupils giggle as the teacher fought to regain order and control in
the class. As he fought to regain control by fleeing and trying to
mute the disruption, the pupils were stopping him from doing so.
They stopped him by leaping onto his back.
1.4 Common acts of school violence are bullying, vandalism,
gangsterism and indiscipline.
1.5 a) The impact and effect of school violence on the individual is a
loss of concentration. School violence causes the learner to
loss concentration because they were afraid of the
perpetrators, and they will do to them. School violence leads to
the learner to becoming depressed. This could affect their
ability to learn in a negative way.
b) The community begins to fear for the safety of the learners and
teachers. Parents are fearful for their children and whether
they are safe or not. The community may gain a bad reputation
for being affected by or tolerating school violence. The
community may be considered unsafe.
1.6 The role of problem-solving skills to manage conflict in school is a
valuable skill. It paves the way to be able to neutralize all form of
violence in school. This skill allows a person to analyse the
problem and find an adequate solution.
1.7 They can consult an adult figure in their life for help. They can
consult an ABC (Anti-Bullying Committee) member, a prefect,
teacher, or parent for help in dealing with this problem. By doing
this they can neutralize the problem. Another way a grade 9
learner can deal with this seeing a counsellor or therapist. This
can help them cope with the violence.
1.8 A learner can appear confident to prevent becoming a victim of
bullying. Doing this they will tell the bully the bully to stop because
bullies look for people who display insecurities, fear, or low self-
esteem. They can also “let go of victim thinking”. This will make
the victim believe that being a victim of bullying isn’t a personality
or defines who they are.
Question 2
SCHOOL IS NOT SAFE
SCHOOL VIOLENCE threatens learners’ & educators’ HEALTH AND
SAFETY!
BY Jayden Karamba 9St
School violence is any form of violence that occurs on educational facilities or grounds.
School violence can be perpetrated by a student or teacher afflicting either or. School
violence can occur in different forms, physical or non-physical.
School violence can be in forms of bullying, abuse or even assault. The learners or
teachers face learners harming each other or teachers, their teachers taking advantage
of learners or learners taking advantage of teachers. This behaviour has no place in an
educational institution!
Have no fear! There are signs that someone may be or become an afflicter of school
violence. Some signs are early indicators of this while others are more imminent signs.
The latter, imminent signs, include being perpetrators of severe destruction of property,
threats of lethal violence, and physical fighting against their peers. Early signs of
someone might commit school violence are having a history of violent, aggressive
behaviour, drug and or alcohol use, and being in a gang. If these are left unchecked and
the person does not receive the proper help and support they need, they might commit
school violence.
School violence isn’t always perpetrated by learners. It can be done by or against a
teacher too. It can take place by a sent taking advantage of a teacher. It can also
happen inversely, a teacher taking advantage of student. This can take the form of
abuse, physical violence, or sexual violence among others. To avoid any harm being
done to anyone, learner or teacher, a school must strictly follow proper protocol by
doing clear criminal checks and thorough vetting. In one instance where a school did
not adhere to this and so learner was sexually assaulted by that teacher.
In conclusion, school violence is a terrible reality that harms the children of today and
the future leaders and innovators of our world. Here are four strategies to help learners
facing school violence: 1. Having cameras in the classroom. This will protect the learner
in the future, the perpetrators will know that there is evidence that makes proves them
guilty and repercussions can be put in place. 2. Installing a hierarchy in the class, i.e.,
what the teacher says goes, no objections. This will give the teacher full power over the
class and by doing so if a teacher is aware of a learner dealing with school violence,
they ca make the necessary changes to help the learner. 3. Make it possible for victims
of school violence to move classes or teachers or (if possible) attend school online. This
will give the learner an escape from the school violence without compromising their
academics. Lastly, 4. Create a strike system. If someone does a bad thing, they’ll be
given a trike and if done enough times it can result in a meeting with the principal or
detention or even suspension from school.
Section B- Question 3
UNICEF is a volunteer organisation that works to improve the quality of life for children
and adolescents. Their purpose is to improve the lives of children everywhere. UNICEF
is a global initiative, helping children in more than 190 countries and territories! They
support child health and nutrition, quality education & skill building, protection from
violence and exploitation among others.
I chose UNICEF because they are an initiative that helps children everywhere. They are
the world’s largest provider of vaccines. Another reason why I chose UNICEF is that
they strive and will not stop until the rights of all children are protected. This is an
important thing in a world where not all child’s rights are protected.
UNICEF has several initiatives with many opportunities. The South African initiative has
the #OnMyMind campaign which aims to empower youth, parents, and teachers to
speak out when they or someone they know needs help and break the stigma around
mental health. Volunteers can expect to be socially involved and help people in such a
way. A volunteer can benefit from volunteering by having the chance to make new
friends. They’ll be interacting with a lot of different people and can make new friends
and new acquaintances. They can also benefit from volunteering in a way that this can
provide job prospects and gain new skills. You could add to your CV that you
volunteered at UNICEF which will show that not only are you a good person but
someone willing to help others.
Volunteering in South Africa is beneficial for both parties. There are lots of people in this
country that need help. Volunteer organisations help all the people in need, from making
sure children get food and a place to sleep to making sure animal shelters are
functioning as they should. Volunteering plays a big role in taking care of people, or
animals, that can’t do it for themselves. Volunteer is a great way to help people in need
and can benefit you too!
Section C
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