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Campus Safety Support Services NPC

2018 CPSI Conference Theme:

Partnering for an agile and a renewed public sector through Innovation

Low Throughput, Retention and Completion Rates by the Sector

Year 1: 1 Million Grade 1 Learners Year 12 500,000 Grade 12 Learners Year 15: 50,000 Tertiary Graduates

“For many children and youth, the biggest threat to their right to education is not discrimination or lack

• f access to schools and campuses, but violence

within or near their schools, colleges and universities that undermines their ability to learn, puts their physical and psychological well-being at risk, and

• ften causes them to drop out of their institution of

learning entirely. The right to education entails not

• nly the presence of schools and campus or teachers

and educators, but also an environment that allows them to learn in a safety. “

Human Rights Watch

“Education is one of the most important building blocks on which an equitable, inclusive and developmental society is built. For positive educational outcomes to be realised, it is important that learners and educators should feel safe, in schools”.

National School Safety Framework

Angie Motshega – Minister of Basic Education

Campus Safety Innovative Solutions

“Creating Safer and Crime-Free Learning Communities”

Code of Conduct/Discipline Professionalization Campus Safety Cadets Out of Classroom Curriculum Substance Abuse and Gender Based Violence

10 Key Campus Safety Innovative Solutions

“Creating Safer and Crime-Free Learning Communities”

National Key Point Safer Student Cities Campus Crime Statistics Campus Safety Framework Campus Safety Standards

u Declaration of Institutions of Learning as National Key Points with a

Special Dispensation for Deployment of Professional Security

u Education is an Apex Priority for the State

And a Strategic Investment for the Future of South Africa Therefore Institutions of Learning are Sites of National Importance

u The National Key Points Act (1980) Provides for the Declaration and

Protection of Sites of National Strategic Importance against Crime/Sabotage

Innovative Solution 1: Institutions of Learning as National Key Points

u “In 2030, people living in South Africa feel safe at home, at school and

at work, and they enjoy a community life free of fear. Women walk freely in the streets and children play safely outside.” NDP

u The Safer Cities/Safer Student Cities Strategy would ensure safety of

citizens in general, and that of learning communities in particular.

u “It Takes a Village to Educate a Child”. A Community Policing Approach

should enable Smart Partnerships (SAPS/Local Government/Schools & Campuses) to Create Safe and Crime-Free Learning Communities

Innovative Solution 2: Safer Cities/Safer Student Cities Strategy

u Enact “Clery Act” (USA Model) for South African institutions of learning u Development of a Mandatory National System for the Recording and

Reporting of School and Campus Crimes for ALL institutions of learning

u Development of a National Register for School and Campus Crimes

and Annual Publication of School and Campus Crime Statistics

Innovative Solution 3: National School and Campus Crimes Statistics

u Safety and Security Protocol between SAPS and the

Departments of Basic and Higher Education and Training

u Extension of the National School Safety Framework

for Application to College and University Campuses

u Hosting of National School and Campus Safety

Educational Awareness Programs and Campaigns

Innovative Solution 4: National School and Campus Safety Framework

u Establishment of Quality Standards for School and Campus Safety u Compliance Measures for Assessment, Evaluation and Monitoring u Benchmarking of Best Practices for Continuous Quality Improvement

Innovative Solution 5: Quality Standards for School and Campus Safety

u Development of a National Code of Conduct for School and Campus Safety

u Establishment of Effective Disciplinary Processes and Judicial Systems u Mandatory Records and Reporting of Disciplinary Outcomes for

Publication into a Common National Register for Schools and Campuses

Innovative Solution 6: Code of Conduct and Judicial Systems

u Professionalization of the School and Campus Safety Workforce with a

Minimum Qualifications in Policing and Safety in Society

u State Controlled and In-Source School and Campus Safety Personnel

and Abolishment of Private Security Providers

u Re-Training of the Current School and Campus Safety Personnel

through the SAPS Academies

Innovative Solution 7: Professionalization of Campus Safety Personnel

u Vetting of School and Campus Safety Personnel through SAPS and PSIRA

u Introduction of the School and Campus Safety Cadets to Involve Learners/

Students and Youth in the Fight Against School/Campus Crimes

u The School and Campus Safety Cadets to Drive Mainly the School and

Campus Crime Educational and Awareness Programs and Campaigns as well as Extra-Curricular Activities in Schools, Colleges and Universities

u Create Learnership Opportunities (Up to 25,000 Jobs) through the

Campus Safety Cadets (with Safety in Society and Policing studies) and use the Cadets as a Recruitment Pool for the SAPS Academies

Innovative Solution 8: Campus Safety Cadets System

u Introduction of the Out of Classroom Curriculum for the

Departments of Basic and Higher Education and Training

u Re-Introduction of the Mandatory Extracurricular Activities

(Arts, Culture, Sports, Community Service) for Learners and Students as a Diversion Programs from Involvement in Crime Activities

u Investment in Values-Based, Moral and Spiritual Development to deal

with the Scourge of Social Ills and Crimes in Schools, Campuses & Communities

Innovative Solution 9: Investment in the Out of Classroom Curriculum

OCC Learning Community Leadership Governance Communities Commuter Student Communities Gender- Based Communities Spiritual Inter-Faith Communities Clubs & Societies Communities Living Learning Communities

u Increase the Drinking Age to 21 and Above

u Enforce the South African Drug Master Plan u Enforce Policies and Laws Dealing with Gender-Based Violence

Innovative Solution 10: Dealing with Substance and Gender-Based Violence

u Re-Zoning of Taverns and Liquor Stores far from School Premises u Re-Training of Campus Safety Personnel to Deal with Sex Offences u Publish a Sex Offenders Register for Schools, Colleges and Universities

SMART PARTNERSHIPS

u South African Police Services u National Intelligence Services u Department of Basic Education u Department of Higher Education u Schools, Colleges and Universities u Department of Justice u Department of Health u Department of Arts and Sports u Department of Social Development u Local Government and Traditional Affair u Sectoral Education and Training Authorities