{"id":4417,"date":"2013-05-08T19:45:13","date_gmt":"2013-05-08T19:45:13","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/praag.org\/?p=4417"},"modified":"2013-05-08T19:45:13","modified_gmt":"2013-05-08T19:45:13","slug":"powerful-english-ngo-attacks-afrikaans-school-in-court","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/praag.org\/?p=4417","title":{"rendered":"Powerful English NGO attacks Afrikaans school in court"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Nikki Stein of Section 27<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

The court case between the Gauteng education department and Rivonia Primary School over admission policies is crucial for access to education, Section27 said on Wednesday.<\/p>\n

“The Constitutional Court’s decision in the case is a crucial one for the future of access to equal education in South Africa,” spokeswoman Nikki Stein said.<\/p>\n

The Constitutional Court is scheduled to hear the case on Thursday. It involves the admission policy of a former model C school, Rivonia Primary, in Johannesburg.<\/p>\n

According to Section27, the school refused to admit a Grade One pupil in 2011, saying it had no capacity.<\/p>\n

The department intervened and instructed the school governing body (SGB) to override its policy and admit the pupil.<\/p>\n

The dispute between the department and the school is around which of them has the final say in determining a school’s capacity.<\/p>\n

The case would determine who had the final say about how many children were admitted to a school, in what language they would be taught, and who would be excluded from a school on the basis of an SGB’s admission and language policies, said Stein.<\/p>\n

Also awaiting the outcome of the case were residents of Fochville, on the West Rand.<\/p>\n

Stein said Section27 was representing 54 parents against the SGB of Hoerskool Fochville, a public school that adopted an Afrikaans language policy which excluded English-speaking pupils.<\/p>\n

“Hundreds of learners from Fochville and nearby Kokosi township travel 25km to attend English medium schools,” she said.<\/p>\n

Fochville SGB’s refusal to become a dual medium school is said to discriminate against pupils on the grounds of their race.<\/p>\n

The Fochville case would be heard in the High Court in Johannesburg.<\/p>\n

Section27 and Fochville residents are expected to picket outside the Constitutional Court on Thursday. – Sapa<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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