Equal Education concerned schools punish learners for outstanding fees
The education rights organisation said children should not be deprived of the right to education under any circumstances.
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The education rights organisation said children should not be deprived of the right to education under any circumstances.
There has been a trend of schools denying matriculants access to their matric dance because of outstanding school fee payments.
Many schools have threatened to prevent pupils from attending their matric dance as a way to compel parents to pay school fees. But the law does not allow this, write Tasreeq Ferreira and Anathi Canham.
The existing process for identifying and supporting struggling schools takes little account of safety concerns, this is why support for struggling schools requires a rethink.
Learners of Siqongweni Secondary say they are beaten and this appears to be supported by video evidence