By Nomava Nobumba
12 November 2009
Police have fired rubber-bullets to disperse an angry crowd of students at the Lagunya Finishing School in Langa.
The students gathered outside Khulani High School, in a bid to disrupt examinations early today.
They say they do not want their school to be shut down.
This is after the Western Cape Education Department has announced possible closure of the school by the end of this year.
Students demand the department to reconsider its plans.
Education Department spokesperson Bronagh Casey says it will be in the best interest of learners and the integrity of the educational system, if it happens as the education MEC Donald Grant still have to finalise the issue.
Casey adds that the security measures have been put on place to avoid this in future.
“Upon receiving the report that the examinations were disrupted, the minister immediately contacted community safety MEC Lennet Max to speed up the divisibility of patrols in the area to make sure that there are no similar such disruptions in the week ahead,” she said.
It has been reported that there was a tense stand-off between police and students shortly after the shooting.
12 November 2009
Police have fired rubber-bullets to disperse an angry crowd of students at the Lagunya Finishing School in Langa.
The students gathered outside Khulani High School, in a bid to disrupt examinations early today.
They say they do not want their school to be shut down.
This is after the Western Cape Education Department has announced possible closure of the school by the end of this year.
Students demand the department to reconsider its plans.
Education Department spokesperson Bronagh Casey says it will be in the best interest of learners and the integrity of the educational system, if it happens as the education MEC Donald Grant still have to finalise the issue.
Casey adds that the security measures have been put on place to avoid this in future.
“Upon receiving the report that the examinations were disrupted, the minister immediately contacted community safety MEC Lennet Max to speed up the divisibility of patrols in the area to make sure that there are no similar such disruptions in the week ahead,” she said.
It has been reported that there was a tense stand-off between police and students shortly after the shooting.
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