Public hearings on amendments to the South African Schools Act are underway
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“ DA is a small player in the bigger picture. There are thousands of stakeholders in the basic education sector. Their objection doesn’t mean the country doesn’t want the transformation the bill seeks to bring in the sector. We proceed,” education department spokesperson Elijah Mahlanga told theThe bill amends sections of the South African Schools Act of 1996 to respond to administrative and governance problems in schools, and to transform the education system as a whole.
“The HOD should only intervene when admissions and language policies … discriminated against learners, but they can’t be the approval body,” he said.
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