09 February 2015
The 14 schools in the Western
Cape that filed leave to appeal against a decision by the Constitutional Court
regarding the school closures have withdrawn the appeal.
The Western Cape Department of
Education had proposed to the schools that they will start the process
again.
The WCED said it will also
look at the situation as a whole in the province and in the event that closure
is recommended again, new notices will be published.
Ministerial Spokesperson
Jessica Shelver said we made this offer despite the unanimous judgement of the Supreme
Court appeal in our favour.
"This agreement does not mean
that the school are to close down but it merely means that the best interest of
the learners will be served because any processes can proceed without further
delay taken into account any possible change in circumstances since the
decision to close the schools was initially taken” Shelver added.
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