Sexual abuse in schools only ‘isolated incidents’

The education ministry on Friday said a spate of recent reports about violence and sexual abuse in public schools were isolated incidents, which are a part of the wider community.

“Violence that occurs in the school environment is a phenomenon found in wider society. The public school, through the measures it implements from pre-school age and at all levels of education, based on specific policies, empowers pupils to develop the appropriate attitudes so that they can avoid involvement...