‘School bullying’ searches spike 202% as SA kids return for term three
As South African schools reopened for the third term on 21 July, online searches for “school bullying” surged 202% in a single week – a spike researchers say reflects a wave of parental anxiety as children head back into the classroom.
Searches for "school bullying" in South Africa jumped 202% in the week pupils returned for term three, new data shows - a spike experts say reflects real parental anxiety in a country where roughly four in ten pupils have experienced cyberbullying.
Photo: iStock That shift may help explain why the start of term is such a flashpoint: for many children, going back to school also means returning to the environment where online and offline bullying intersect.
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