The ANC in the Western Cape and Parents for Equal Education SA have launched a court bid to compel the Western Cape education department to address the number of unplaced pupils in the province.
Heathfield High community demands charges against principal be dropped
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Cape Town - Activists, parents and learners have once again come out to voice their support for Heathfield High School principal Wesley Neumann, who faces dismissal for defying an edict from the Western Cape Education Department (WCED).
The disciplinary charges against Neumann stem from his opposition to his school being reopened during the last yearâs first Covid-19 lockdown.
On Tuesday, his supporters protested outside the WCEDâs offices, demanding its new head of department (HOD), Brent Walters, drop all charges.
Neumann is facing six charges following his refusal to reopen the school amid the Covid-19 infection peak last year.
The Western Cape Education Department (WCED) said it had made excellent progress in placing learners in the province over the past few weeks, and was on track to place the remaining 735 learners this week.
After feeling the pressure the WCED releases plan for unplaced learners
By Sisonke Mlamla
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Cape Town - After huge pressure from organisations including the Human Rights Commission, the Western Cape Education Department (WCED) has finally come up with a plan to place 2 550 learners that are not placed in schools.
The plan will see the provision of 29 mobile classrooms to schools, as well as additional teaching posts. By Friday the number of unplaced learners had been reduced to 1 712, the department said.
The plan comes after pressure groups, political parties, the SA Human Rights Commission and Legal Resources Centre demanded that the WCED make a plan to place learners in schools.