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

“For many children and youth, the biggest threat to their right to education is not discrimination or lack of 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 often causes them to drop out of their institution of learning entirely. The right to education entails not only 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”

10 Key Campus Safety Innovative Solutions “Creating Safer and Crime-Free Learning Communities” National Key Point Code of Conduct/Discipline Safer Student Cities Professionalization Campus Crime Statistics Campus Safety Cadets Campus Safety Framework Out of Classroom Curriculum Campus Safety Standards Substance Abuse and Gender Based Violence

Innovative Solution 1: Institutions of Learning as National Key Points 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 2: Safer Cities/Safer Student Cities Strategy 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 3: National School and Campus Crimes Statistics 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 4: National School and Campus Safety Framework 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 5: Quality Standards for School and Campus Safety 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 6: Code of Conduct and Judicial Systems 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 7: Professionalization of Campus Safety Personnel 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 u Vetting of School and Campus Safety Personnel through SAPS and PSIRA

Innovative Solution 8: Campus Safety Cadets System 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 9: Investment in the Out of Classroom Curriculum 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

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

Innovative Solution 10: Dealing with Substance and Gender-Based Violence u Enforce the South African Drug Master Plan u Increase the Drinking Age to 21 and Above u Re-Zoning of Taverns and Liquor Stores far from School Premises u Enforce Policies and Laws Dealing with Gender-Based Violence 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