Lesufi must prioritise School Safety and infrastructure in Gauteng
12 March 2018
The DA is calling on the Gauteng Department of Education MEC, Panyaza Lesufi to prioritize school infrastructure In the province. School infrastructure across the province is poor and safety is a serious challenge.
During the DA’s visits to Phuthaditshaba Primary School and Phelindaba Secondary School in Atteridgeville, Pretoria today, we discovered that these schools’ infrastructure is dilapidating.
Phuthaditshaba Primary School has 36 classrooms in total which includes 9 mobile classrooms which are in a terrible state. The school is in desperate need of 9 brick and mortar classrooms. The classroom windows are broken and the floor tiles are peeling off and are riddled with potholes.
The schools around Attridgeville have had numerous burglaries were schools valuables were stolen. Two weeks ago, Phuthaditshaba Primary School was broken into and most of their administration-related equipment was stolen. A case was opened at the SAPS and to date the criminals have not yet been caught.