KwaThema – Sechaba Primary School has lost a huge portion of its premises after the fence had to be moved closer to the school buildings.
Mogale Mohlala, chairperson of the school’s governing body says the metro has failed them in the matter.
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“In March 2015, a waste removal truck knocked down a portion of the fence, on Tsupa Street.
“This matter was reported, however, no action has been taken to repair the fence and since then it was further vandalised.”
Mohlala says after a few incidences that put the lives of the learners and the teachers at risk, they decided to move the fence and close the gap.
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“It was no longer safe because people could walk into the school as they pleased,” he adds.
More than 2 000 square meters of the school’s land now lies outside the fence.
“Our intention was to use that land to build tennis, netball and basketball courts, a football ground and even build new classes with a library and a computer laboratory.
“This will go a long way in helping the growth of children which are enrolled at the school both educationally and physically,” he says.
Mohlala says that they have sent numerous complaints to the municipality only to receive empty promises.
“We have also approached the Department of Education, and the waste removal company, but no one wants to take responsibility.”
He says all they want is for the municipality to assist them and make the waste removal company mend the fence.
“The situation is long overdue, and it’s disappointing that we have not received adequate help until now.”
At the time of printing, the metro and the Department of Education had failed to respond to our media inquiry.
