5 Reasons why you should sign the DA’s #StopSchoolCapture petition
7 March 2022
Note to Editors: Please find attached English soundbite by Baxolile ‘Bax’ Nodada MP, and Afrikaans soundbite by Desiree van der Walt MP, the DA Shadow Deputy Minister of Education.
The DA has already received more than 11 000 signatures combined on our English and Afrikaans #StopSchoolCapture petitions.
The petitions aim to stop the ANC government from enacting problematic clauses of their Basic Education Laws Amendment (BELA) Bill, which will essentially waters down the school governing bodies’ (SGB) powers to make decisions regarding language policies and admissions.
In addition to the abovementioned problematic clauses of the BELA Bill, are those that touch on making Grade R mandatory, home school registration, and centralization of procurement of teaching materials. There is also a legal lacuna/gap where online and blended learning is not addressed. This is a missed opportunity.