Public hearings on proposed new school laws get parents hot under the collar
Heated discussions include topics such as gender-neutral bathrooms, pupil admission rules and language policies.
Source: timeslive.co.za
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Proposed legislation aims to make basic education compulsory
Parents who are not taking their children to school could face jail time of up to 12 months if the department of education has its way.
Source: sowetanlive.co.za
Department officials should not participate in Bela bill hearings, say opposition parties
One of the bill’s sticking points is a clause that the head of a provincial education department must approve public schools’ language policies
Source: timeslive.co.za
Public cannot be barred from public BELA hearings – DA encourages communities to attend FS hearings this weekend
The DA has been inundated with very worrying complaints that Departmental structures are dictating who is allowed to participate in the public hearings for the Basic Education Laws Amendment (BELA) Bill. The DA has seen letters by the Director of the Thabo Mofutsanyana Education District in the Free State to Chief Education Specialists (CESs), Circuit Managers, principals, chairpersons of school governing bodies (SCBs), and unions trying to persuade principals into ensuring that only they and SGB chairpersons attend the public hearings.
Source: polity.org.za
Govt pushes alcohol sales, less independence in new school rules
If the BELA Bill is passed, major changes will include allowing schools to sell alcohol and government dictating language policies.
Source: thesouthafrican.com