EDITORIAL | Key school law amendments under debate could reach far
Changes to the SA Schools Act (Sasa) and the Employment of Educators Act should have the children’s best interests at heart
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Changes to the SA Schools Act (Sasa) and the Employment of Educators Act should have the children’s best interests at heart
Parents who fail to send their children to school should “in extreme cases” be forced to do 12 months community service, according to the Malihambe Seventh Day Adventist Church.
Early childhood development under the proposed Bela Bill will only start from about the age of four. From personal experience doing the groundwork in Kliptown, Soweto, with mothers and babies, starting at four and even three is too late.
The federation rejects the provision in the bill criminalising any disruptions of schools. This definition is too broad, unconstitutional and will in effect criminalise teachers and education workers for exercising their constitutional and legal rights to picket, protest and strike.
Download logoThe Portfolio Committee on Basic Education has continued to listen to oral submissions on the Basic Education Laws Amendment (BELA) Bill. The