We hoped Hoërskool Overvaal row would fizzle out, says Angie Motshekga
In a visit to the school on Monday, the basic education minister said that a matter for the courts should not have been dragged to the school premises
Basic Education Minister‚ Angie Motshekga, on Monday said that she and department officials had not anticipated that the issues of Hoërskool Overvaal would spiral out of control.Addressing school officials‚ Motshekga said they had hoped that the matter would "fizzle out" but this had not happened."As (Gauteng Education MEC Panyaza) Lesufi has just explained‚ we have been talking about this matter and we just thought it would fizzle out and sort itself out… but unfortunately it just took a turn that we didn’t expect‚" said Motshekga, speaking during a visit to the school.She said it was unfortunate that a matter for the courts had been dragged to the school premises.Motshekga stressed that children’s access to education should not be interfered with and that those who were unhappy about last week’s ruling could approach the courts."They are not involved in adult matters. There should be no violence nor singing in front of the schools. So we are appealing to everybody to say there is ...
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