Reitumetse Makwea According to irate parents, during the elections, some members were elected to serve as SGB members in multiple schools. Parents told The Citizen they had been hoping for free and fair elections, but were let down again by the electoral team, the school district and the Gauteng education department. Photo for illustration: iStock
Angry parents and members of the scattered school governing body (SGB) at Eden Park Secondary School are calling on the National Association of School Governing Bodies to investigate the “illegal, irregular and nontransparent” elections held earlier this year.
The parents told
The Citizen they had been hoping for free and fair elections, but were let down again by the electoral team, the school district and the Gauteng education department.
The department needs buy-in from national schools’ association, which fears that quality might be compromised 12 May 2021 - 19:58
The Gauteng education department believes its employment equity targets favouring the appointment of more women as principals and more African and Indian men as deputy principals will be achieved if governing bodies cooperate.
This comes amid concerns by the National Association of School Governing Bodies (NASGB) that the quality of principal appointments will be compromised if governing bodies favour only women.
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The education structures have also called on the Department of Education to prioritise security and access control at school premises.
The 64-year-old teacher from Tolamo Primary School at Letlhakaneng village near Brits allegedly attacked and stabbed a 47-year-old female educator at Tshefoge Primary School on Monday.
The teacher, who was allegedly stabbed multiple times on her neck and back, is in a critical condition at a North West hospital.