Physical Structure In Public Schools

The role of the physical structure in public schools as a tool of creating the culture of respecting the human rights of both learners and educators.
A public school environment consists of an infrastructure (i.e. the site and the building structure), a collective body (i.e. the principal, the educators, the management, the learners and other staff members of the school). This system is under the supervision of the law and it plays a major role in creating and facilitating a culture that honors humanity and their rights in respect of their dignity and well-being. The focus of this section will discuss both the negative and positive attributes that public school environments have towards the culture of respecting the human rights of both

(2010:5379) articulates that “Empower students by involving them in planning, creating, and sustaining a school culture of safety and respect”. When schools engage and involve all individuals especially students, it permits accessibility of sharing and unity. This view is also supported in section 16 of the Constitution (1996) “Everyone has the right to freedom of expression, which includes freedom to receive or impart information or ideas”. Everyone matters and how the environment in schools is displayed (e.g. classrooms and toilets) will determine how valuable ones’ right is in maintain and sustaining the schools’ environment. A positive role of a school environment is determined by how well the responsibility each individual is

classrooms and toilets) are dismantled or vandalized or out of order because of the lacking discipline and maintains, then there will be no proper functionality in teaching and learning and there will be unsafe habitation (e.g. unhealthy teaching and learning conditions). This will lead to hazardous conditions. According to section 28 of the Constitution (1991) “A child’s best interests are of paramount importance in every matter concerning the child”. In this context learners have to be protected as well as the educators. Educators and learners may differ in terms of gender and race, but that does not change them from being human. Factors such weather conditions and different seasons contribute bad health towards human health. Classrooms with broken doors and windows are hazardous because learners might be injured. In cold and rainy weather conditions, teaching and learning cannot take place effectively because the school structure is not safe and