PE protests are the reaction of a side-lined community
27 July 2015
The DA condemns acts of violence by police and criminal elements who exploited today’s protests and which have led to serious injuries among learners and parents in the Port Elizabeth northern areas (see HeraldLive report).
The Police have reacted with violent force against a community that is expressing its deep and profound desperation for the state of education North of Port Elizabeth.
For a parent to interrupt and obstruct their child’s education is a last act of desperation, to achieve a better future.
The fact is that schools in the northern areas of Port Elizabeth have been notoriously neglected, and parents cannot tolerate this affront to their children any longer.