YCLSA Press Statement December 30, 2012
YCL calls on the Department of Basic Education not to publish matric results in newspapers The Young Communist League of South Africa [uFasimba] remains steadfast in its call to the Department of Basic Education to bring to an end the wrongful practice of publishing matric results of individual learners in newspapers. As the YCLSA, we believe that learner performance results are a confidential matter between the learner and the department, and can only be revealed by or with the consent of the learner. Learners do not write examinations through newspapers, but through schools and therefore should and can get their results from school instead of newspapers. We believe that in publishing the results, the only people that benefit the most are the private owners and shareholders of newspapers through the profits they make from sky-rocketing sales driven by the results. The publication of leaner results in newspapers has other negative social implications, resulting in some learners reacting in a manner they would ordinarily not adopt were the results not published in newspapers. Issued by YCLSA Head Office For more information contact: Khaya Xaba YCLSA National Spokesperson Cell: 074 5 204 204 Twitter: @chedetachment Sent from my iPad -- You are subscribed. This footer can help you. Please POST your comments to [email protected] or reply to this message. You can visit the group WEB SITE at http://groups.google.com/group/yclsa-eom-forum for different delivery options, pages, files and membership. To UNSUBSCRIBE, please email [email protected] . You don't have to put anything in the "Subject:" field. You don't have to put anything in the message part. All you have to do is to send an e-mail to this address (repeat): [email protected] .
