The Democratic Alliance (DA) has expressed its concern over the lack of action taken by the South African Council of Educators (Sace) in response to a rising number of reported cases of sexual misconduct:
According to the party, 191 such cases were reported to Sace in the 2021/22 period, a significant increase from 92 in 2019/20 and 169 in 2020/21. Despite this, only 23 disciplinary proceedings were instituted and a mere four educators were struck off the roll.
The DA has urged Sace to take a more proactive approach in investigating and disciplining educators who engage in such behaviour and to work closely with law enforcement agencies to ensure that justice is served.: These figures were revealed by the basic education minister Angie Motshekga, as a response to a written parliamentary question by the DA.
‘The DA finds it very concerning that Sace only instituted 23 disciplinary proceedings last year — a mere 12% of the reported cases of sexual misconduct. Of these, 19 educators were found guilty of sexual misconduct, yet only four were struck off the roll indefinitely.’
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