05 November 2014
The Democratic Alliance says
the Department of Basic Education has failed learners in Kuruman.
This is after the department
in the Northern Cape announced that over 15 000 pupils in Grade R to 11
will have to repeat the grades because they missed out on too much schooling
due to the protest actions in June.
DA MP of Basic Education
Annette Lovermore said the law on this matter is clear it is a criminal offence
to prevent children from going to school.
Lovermore said the response
received to a question to the Minister of Police provides no level of
confidence that any action will be taken.
Lovermore said The Northern
Cape Education Department faces a difficult time next year, and for at least 12
years hence, with double the numbers in Grade R and Grade 1 in the schools in
the John Taolo Gaetsewe District.
Lovermore said This is
incomparable, however, to the opportunities lost by the children of John Taolo
Gaetsewe District.
“The DA will not rest until
those responsible are brought to book Lovermore added.
Meanwhile the Departments Troy
Martens said pupils from Grade R to 12 however matriculatants will not have to
repeat the whole year.
Over 54 schools in different
villages in the province have been affected by the strikes which started in
June.
Martens said this was not an
easy decision to make.
Martens said all those
learners will have to repeat those grades because they missed out on too much
work.
Martens said they missed
pretty much half of the year.
Martens said the parents
ignored our pleas. It’s an unfortunate situation but we can’t pass all of them
to the next grade.
Martens said we have got the
matriculants in an intense remedial programme. They will write supplementary
exams in March next year.
Martens said this is a very
unusual situation so we had to make arrangements for them.
“In September, the pupils were
deregistered for this year’s matric examination so they could prepare for the
supplementary exams Martens added.
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