South Africa: Kraaifontein Parents Demand Places in School for Their Children

23 January 2018

Angry parents demonstrated outside Bloekombos Primary School in Kraaifontein on Monday, demanding that the Western Cape Education Department put up prefab classrooms for children who were turned away from local schools.

The Department said the parents had failed to enrol their children in time. But officials would work with the parents to place these learners in schools. "We are looking at placing mobile classrooms at nearby schools to accommodate the unexpected growth," said Jessica Shelver, spokesperson for Debbie Schafer, MEC for education.

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