DA calls on MEC Lesufi to close illegal school
28 October 2019
The Democratic Alliance (DA) in Gauteng is calling on the Gauteng MEC for Education, Panyaza Lesufi to close all illegal schools across the province.
This follows a video that went viral on social media of an illegal school operating in Cosmo City.
The video shows the JMPD conducting an inspection at the school and interviewing a 20-year-old teacher. According to the teacher captured in the video, the name of the school is Perfect Space Academy. The school teaches learners from grades 1 to 9; grades one, two and three are taught together in one class, those in grades four, five and six are taught in one class and grades eight and nine learners are also taught together in one classroom.
The building in which learners are taught is old and dilapidated and they also use a tent as a classroom. The environment is not conducive for learning and teaching.