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Its past pupils include a US school principal, a chess master and, more recently, popular rapper Early B — and Bethelsdorp Comprehensive School is determined to continue providing quality education.
Bethelsdorp school is under siege and it needs help fast As if schools don’t have enough to contend with already with the disruptions caused by the Covid-19 virus, burglaries, arson and the wanton destruction of the buildings and equipment are adding to their already heavy burdens. One school in Port Elizabeth’s northern areas, in particular, just cannot seem to catch a break... FREE TO READ | Just register if you’re new, or sign in.
‘Nothing left to steal — now the criminals have resorted to arson’ By Riaan Marais - 06 February 2021 NOT MUCH LEFT: Bethelsdorp Comprehensive School principal Ralph Jacobus assesses the damage caused after a classroom was set alight. Image: Riaan Marais Vandalised facilities, a disintegrating structure and now blackened walls as a result of an alleged arson attack — staff are at their wits’ end when it comes to maintaining the dignity of a long-neglected northern areas school. Educators at Bethelsdorp Comprehensive School say they have lost cou...