Loyiso Langeni
The Western Cape Department of
Education has decided to close Manenberg schools as a result of threats to
educator and learner safety.
The schools will be closed for the
next two days following an increase of gang violence in the area.
Ministerial Spokesperson Bronagh
Casey said safety of learners and educators remain the WCED’s primary concern
along with the longer term loss of teaching and learning time.
Casey added that the WCED is doing
all it can to protect their learners and educators in school. Unfortunately we
are unsure of peace and safety within the community.
The management in control of the
underlying problems of gangsters and violence in Manenberg area go well beyond
the capacity of the Education Department to correct.
“Our officials and educators are not
law enforcement urgency's therefore the WCED depends on SAPS to ensure order
within our communities so that our school system can function as normal,”
Casey.
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