21 August 2013
The Western
Cape Department of Education has decided to appeal the High Court judgement on
school closures.
Last year MEC
Donald Grant wanted to shut down 17 schools but late last month the Provincial
High Court ruled against it.
Ministerial
Spokesperson Bronagh Casey said the application for leave to appeal contains
more than twenty separate grounds for appeal.
Casey said the majority
judgment has serious consequences for any future decision by an education
department to close a school both within the Western Cape and in the other
provinces.
“This step is
the only way we will be able to clarify the confusion as to exactly what is
required to close a school,” said Casey.
She explained
that at the moment the contents of the policy have been questioned and they are
now left unsure with how to proceed.
Casey said that
it is likely to result in further litigation in the future from both and
outside the Western Cape.
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