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Poor state of Limpopo’s special needs schools put learners at further disadvantage says Human Rights Commission
Rivoni School for the Blind is one of six schools in Limpopo that accommodates visually-impaired and blind learners and offers classes from Grade R to Grade 12. (Ndivhuwo Mukwevho/Health-e)
The Human Rights Commission met with school governing bodies and government to discuss the poor state of the Limpopo’s 35 special needs schools.
The South African Human Rights Commission (SAHRC) in Limpopo is demanding urgent intervention into the dilapidated state of the province’s schools for learners with special needs.
According to the provincial commission, most of the 35 schools in the province dedicated to children with special needs lack learning materials, infrastructure and staff.
Rivoni School for the Blind is one of six schools in Limpopo that accommodates visually-impaired and blind learners and offers classes from Grade R to Grade 12. (Ndivhuwo Mukwevho/Health-e)
On Human Rights Day a school in Limpopo has nothing to celebrate as governing body representatives castigate government for a litany of broken promises.
As 2021 approaches, for blind scholars attending Rivoni School for the blind in a Limpopo town it may just be another year of broken promises. Despite the Provincial Department of Education’s declarations it would upgrade the school over the years, nothing has happened.
But now the School Governing Body (SGB) says Rivoni will have new buildings by next year after another promise made by the department. SGB chairperson, Muhkantselo Mathimane told