By Newsbreak Senior Producer Taresh Harreeparshad - There's growing concern about school learners resorting to excessive violence to solve their problems. A 17-year-old learner from the Eastern Cape is expected to appear at the Alice Magistrates Court today- on charges of attempted murder and robbery. This after he allegedly robbed, stabbed and dumped a fellow learner into a pit toilet last week. On Friday a learner from Trenance Park, north of Durban was found in his school with a knife lodged in his neck. First responders Reaction Unit South Africa say they see cases like this on a weekly basis. Director Prem Balram says learners are carrying weapons from home...

<p>By Newsbreak Senior Producer Taresh Harreeparshad - There's growing concern about school learners resorting to excessive violence to solve their problems. A 17-year-old learner from the Eastern Cape is expected to appear at the Alice Magistrates Court today- on charges of attempted murder and robbery. This after he allegedly robbed, stabbed and dumped a fellow learner into a pit toilet last week. On Friday a learner from Trenance Park, north of Durban was found in his school with a knife lodged in his neck. First responders Reaction Unit South Africa say they see cases like this on a weekly basis. Director Prem Balram says learners are carrying weapons from home...</p>

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