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4 October 2017 "Shame on Debbie for Closing Uitsig High School" SADTU in the Western Cape is deeply concerned that the MEC for Education, Debbie Schafer, has decided to close Uitsig High School. For a number of years, the Western Cape DA government had systematically made a number of illegal attempts to close the school. These included encouraging learners to enrol at neighbouring schools and redeploying teachers to other schools. This led the workers and community taking the MEC to the High Court earlier this year to stop the premature closure. Further, the WCED dumped Uitsig High School and left it to become dilapidated and limited attempts were made to either repair the school or build a new school. Safety Concerns We are questioning the consultative process of the officials of the WCED and question whether the provision of Section 33 of the South African Schools Act was followed. The union is disturbed that MEC Schafer did not give consideration to volatile safety concerns in the Uitsig and surrounding areas. We have noted with concern that the DA led Education department has for a number of years been targeting schools of the working class schools for closure. This shows Helen Zille's DA government, posture towards the working class and the poor in the Western Cape. We are considering our options, legal and others to address this burning issue. Issued by SADTU Western Cape Contact: Jonavon Rustin, 083 633 5714 Sibongile Kwazi: 083 627 8006 ________________________________ [http://imageshack.com/a/img32/381/6b28.png] E-mail Disclaimer: The information contained in this communication is confidential and may be legal privileged. It is intended solely for the use of the individual or entity to whom it is addressed and others authorised to received it. If you are not the intended recipient you are hereby notified that any disclosure, copying, distribution or taking action in reliance of the contents of this information is strictly prohibited and may be unlawful. The views and opinions expressed in this e-mail are those of the sender unless clearly stated as those of South African Democratic Teachers Union (SADTU). SADTU accepts no liability whatsoever for any loss or damages incurred or suffered arising from the use of this e-mail or its attachments. SADTU does not warrant the integrity of this e-mail nor that it is free of errors, viruses, interception or interference. -- -- 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] . --- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "YCLSA Discussion Forum" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to [email protected]. To post to this group, send an email to [email protected]. Visit this group at https://groups.google.com/group/yclsa-eom-forum. To view this discussion on the web, visit https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/yclsa-eom-forum/533A2CE396AEAF46A12C809E9F98070501E5308177%40sadtuex01.SADTU.org.za. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
