{"id":227924,"date":"2020-01-21T10:30:00","date_gmt":"2020-01-21T08:30:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/germistoncitynews.co.za\/227924\/primrose-police-put-law-and-order-first-at-start-of-new-academic-year\/"},"modified":"2020-01-20T23:37:08","modified_gmt":"2020-01-20T21:37:08","slug":"primrose-police-put-law-and-order-first-at-start-of-new-academic-year","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/develop.citizen.co.za\/germiston-city-news\/news-headlines\/2020\/01\/21\/primrose-police-put-law-and-order-first-at-start-of-new-academic-year\/","title":{"rendered":"Primrose police put law and order first at start of new academic year"},"content":{"rendered":"

Dawnview High School learners packed the school hall on the first day of school, on Wednesday, for the first assembly of the new year.<\/p>\n

The children cheered as the 2019 matric results were announced, while officers from the Primrose Police Station slipped into the hall.<\/p>

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The team visited the school as part of their back to school campaign, having visited Ho\u00ebrskool Primrose High School, Ho\u00ebrskool Vryburger High School and Ho\u00ebrskool Goudrif earlier on the same morning.<\/p>\n

Sgt Styles Maome, communications officer for the Primrose police, was the first of the team to speak to the learners.<\/p>

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\u201cWe are here to welcome you to a new year of learning and also let you know what is expected of you,\u201d said Maome.<\/p>\n

\u201cThis school has been nominated as one of the schools who will be part of the Adopt a Cop initiative.<\/p>\n

\u201cLt Col Solly Maswanganyi will be the police officer in charge of this school.<\/p>\n

\u201cSo those of you who will be bringing dangerous weapons and other substances that I don\u2019t want to mention to the school, he will show you the gate.<\/p>\n

\u201cSo you must behave.\u201d<\/p>\n

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Capt Herman Legabe then took to the stage and explained that the police expected big things from the learners.<\/p>\n

\u201cFrom today we are going to root out the bad from not just the school, but from the children\u2019s minds as well,\u201d said Legabe.<\/p>\n

\u201cThere will be nothing for parents and police to be ashamed and sad about and we will be proud of the school\u2019s learners.<\/p>\n

\u201cTo make this a reality we encourage learners to report when things seem amiss with their peers and friends, so they can get the help they need.\u201d<\/p>\n

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Capt Herman Legabe speaks to the learners of Dawnview High School during a visit to the school on Wednesday.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Maswanganyi, the school\u2019s new adoptive cop, then spoke to the children.<\/p>\n

\u201cLet us start 2020 on a good note,\u201d Maswanganyi said.<\/p>\n

\u201cI will be here to address any and all safety and security issues and I can promise you that you won\u2019t like the consequences for bad behaviour.<\/p>\n

\u201cBut with that being said, I am not here to scare you or abuse you, I am here to keep you safe.\u201d<\/p>\n

Maswanganyi reminded the learners that they are the future and that they need to take that seriously.<\/p>\n

\u201cIn 20 years the teachers, police officers and even journalists covering today\u2019s event, will not be here,\u201d said Maswanganyi.<\/p>\n

\u201cInstead you will be the teachers, police officers and journalists talking to a new group of learners \u2013 that is something to think about.\u201d<\/p>\n

Maswanganyi believes the school, learners and police will work well together in the year ahead and wished the learners well as they began their academic journeys.<\/p>\n

\u201cRemember, the captain has spoken,\u201d said Maswanganyi.<\/p>\n

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During a visit to Dawnview High School on Wednesday, Lt Col Solly Maswanganyi sent a stern warning to the learners that bad behaviour would not be tolerated.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

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