S T O P the closure of poor schools in the Western Cape

To: Western Cape education department

Stop the arbitrary closure of 27 poor black schools in the Western Cape. First consult parents, teachers and communities to compile a plan for the closure of schools, before you unilaterally embark on a chopping course!

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To protect our rights, we have to look out for the most vulnerable and poor in our communities. Today it is their school, tomorrow it may be your child that has te be unsettled and moved to another school!

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Location: Cape Town, South Africa

Waiting for the outcome of the High Court review

The Western Cape High Court has heard the review application of the schools and the provincial department of education... Judgement is expected in a few weeks time. We are holding our thumbs in anticipation of the outcome...

Update on October 18, 2012

DA education MEC Donald Grant closed 20 of the 27 schools. VICTORY!!! We managed to save SEVEN schools this round! We saved a number in the preliminary stage before he published his notice of intend. NOW we must fight in this round to have his decisions

Update on October 14, 2012

This week is crunch time.... Western Cape education MEC Donald Grant is to announce his final decision on his intention to close down 27 poor black schools. Let us all join hands in a final push to sign the petition in time for submission....

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