Staff reporter
Gauteng Education MEC, Panyaza Lesufi condemns the closing down of Oakdale secondary school in Ennerdale south of Johannesburg by the community and the School Governing Body (SGB).
The departmental inspectors assessed the damage which resulted from the storm in the area and discovered that the said school needs major rehabilitation, and as such it was included in the estimate of capital expenditure.
The department is currently finalising the process of appointing a service provider to address some general building work related to the storm damages at the school and to remove all unutilised mobile units accordingly.
“We condemn any disruption to our schools, it impact negatively on learners as they miss out on learning and teaching, it is a challenge to recover from any curriculum time lost and as such we appeal to parents and the community to always be mindful of that fact. There are plans to rehabilitate the school. However, it is disappointing that the community and SGB resorted in burning a mobile classroom this morning,” said MEC Lesufi.
The department will send a correspondence to the SGB members which seeks to find reasons why should they be not disbanded.
