Despite there being three distinct statutory criteria for ‘underperformance’, the focus in practice is almost exclusively on exam results, say Anathi Canham and Tatiana Kazim
On June 8, two people were shot and killed near Steenberg Primary School. Two days later, a pupil was stabbed outside Heathfield High School in what has been described as gang-related violence.
Equal Education Law Centre’s research suggests that most of these school improvement plans will make little or no mention of school safety at all. Unfortunately, however, there are serious problems with the way the framework is implemented in practice, and with the framework itself. Poor academic performance is, of course, significant but – as recognised in section 58B – it is not the only reason a school might require support. The selective interpretation and application of the law, encouraged by the DBE, means that many struggling schools may be overlooked.
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