EDUCATION IN CRISIS: Kids miss first day of term after protests outside a rundown Soweto school

The first day of the new term at Job Rathebe Junior Secondary School in Soweto was disrupted when angry parents and residents of Orlando East barricaded the school gates in protest at the way the school is run.The treasurer of the school governing body, Myron Shongwe, toldthe SGB has a mandate from parents and pupils to ensure that teachers teach and pupils learn in an enabling environment that is safe, clean and with all the essentials to promote learning.

“There are only six toilets — not well maintained or cleaned — that are meant for 900 pupils. Three pupils have to share a desk because there is a shortage. These conditions are unacceptable. “Although people often undermine education in township schools, I, for one, had a really good foundation at Job Rathebe Junior Secondary School. I am a doctor today because of this same school.“It saddens one and frustrates one to see the school in this state… it’s an infringement of the rights of these children and detrimental to the legacy of my great-grandfather Dr David Pooe and [education activist] Job Rathebe,” she said.

“We want a new principal… who will sort out the many issues here. The current principal is corrupt and so are the teachers.”According to community safety activist Philip Tropica Hlophe, the school is a health hazard and a “war zone” because it lacks discipline. Hlophe said his grandchildren are always complaining about gangsterism at school.

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