South Africa: School Admission Woes Leave Parents in the Dark

It is around this time of year that children starting Grade 1 start to get excited. There's school uniform shopping, baggy pants and skirts get hemmed and little feet take their new school shoes for a practice run around the house as parents and their children get ready for the first year of school.

But Yolandi Cook's son, Bryce, is not doing any of these things. Last week, he looked up at his mom and asked: "Mommy, which school am I going to next year?"

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