A legal battle is brewing over the future of Afrikaans schools in South Africa, which Solidarity warns is under threat because of a new education bill.
A legal battle is brewing over the future of Afrikaans schools in South Africa, which Solidarity warned is under threat because of a new education bill.
She said there is a common misconception that the Bill erodes the autonomy of School Governing Bodies . The Bill provides for intervention steps that the HoD should take when confronted with discriminatory language or admission policy without imposing his authority unlawfully. They argue that the bill gives the heads of the Department of Education the final say on schools’ language and admissions policy.
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