DBE rejects willy-nilly closure of small schools amid Bela Bill deliberations

CAPE TOWN - The Department of Basic Education said it won't allow provinces to be “power drunk” and go around closing small schools because of the Basic Education Laws Amendment Bill or Bela Bill currently before Parliament.

But during deliberations on the clause, some parties opposed the move to close schools based on just numbers. Ndlebe said there are conditions set out in the bill: “We are trying to say to departments don’t be these guys who are so power drunk that you run around closing and merging schools without following procedure.”

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