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Government-funded programmes and services for vulnerable - Unicef

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<strong>Government</strong>-<strong>funded</strong> <strong>programmes</strong> <strong>and</strong> <strong>services</strong> <strong>for</strong> <strong>vulnerable</strong> children in SA<br />

➔<br />

A teacher who on<br />

reasonable grounds<br />

suspects that a child<br />

has been abused or<br />

deliberately neglected<br />

must report this to<br />

a designated child<br />

protection agency, the<br />

provincial DoSD or a<br />

police official. x<br />

In addition, the<br />

Prevention of Family<br />

Violence Act (133/1993)<br />

requires a number<br />

of officials, including<br />

teachers, to report cases<br />

of suspected child abuse<br />

to the police.<br />

The signposts <strong>for</strong> safe<br />

schools programme calls<br />

on educators to watch<br />

<strong>for</strong> signs of abuse,<br />

record it, report the<br />

abuse <strong>and</strong> follow the<br />

case up with relevant<br />

authorities. xi<br />

Referral of children<br />

suffering abuse<br />

White Paper 6 <strong>and</strong> the<br />

Guidelines <strong>for</strong> District<br />

Based Support Teams<br />

recommend that schools<br />

establish relationships<br />

with external service<br />

providers like the<br />

police, NGOs <strong>and</strong> the<br />

DoSD <strong>and</strong> establish<br />

joint procedures <strong>for</strong><br />

the referral of children<br />

identified as abused or<br />

neglected.<br />

Protection of learners<br />

from abuse at schools<br />

The Children’s Act (s126)<br />

➔<br />

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