Initiation Ceremony
Sandringham never adopted the time-honored tradition of initiation typical of the South African school system. There was, however, widespread bullying characterised by physical and verbal abuse that is common to school environments across the globe.
Initiation was banned by the South African Schools Act in 1996.
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