written by Prega Govender
100 children tried to kill themselves in the past year because of their classmates’ cruelty
When a Johannesburg schoolgirl missed class for a week after her father was shot in a hijacking, she expected fellow pupils to comfort her.
Instead, the traumatised 15 year old was bombarded with more than 80 nasty e-mails a day — accusing her of bunking school to have an abortion.
The Grade 9 pupil was an emotional wreck after becoming the target of relentless bullying by a group of five girls at school.
She is among thousands of pupils who fall victim to cruel school-yard bullies
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Today I watched the movie The Sea Inside about the life of quadriplegic, Ramon Sampedro, who decided to end his life because of his physical disability. In the movie he is brilliantly portrayed by Javier Bardem, one of my favourite actors. The director Alejandro Amenábar is a favourite of South African movie critic Barry Ronge, and when you see this film you realise maybe why he is the most Read More →