INCIDENTS of delinquent behaviour among schoolchildren abound. And when some of them capture the attention of the press and are highlighted, the result is a flurry of interest and the attention of the authority and the public.
The recent reports on assaults and gangsterism in prestigious schools has sustained interest in the media due to the continual statements made on the issue by the Education Ministry, its emphasis on greater surveillance of indiscipline in schools and caning as a means to curtail indiscipline.
