. The group had barricaded James Street, the main road to Ennerdale.
School governing body member Wendy Mntambo said the shutdown came after the Gauteng department of education ignored their pleas to have infrastructure fixed at Oakdale Secondary School. "Four classes have no roofing after it was blown away by a storm last year. The 16 mobile classes are not conducive for learning. We are not fighting with anyone but the police decided to use rubber bullets on these innocent kids," Mntambo said.
The classrooms were set on fire by criminals, The learners, teachers, SGB were protesting
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