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Schools warned of unlawful practices
The Department of Education is warning all school governing bodies and principals to refrain from turning away children whose parents could not afford to pay registration fee at public schools.
This comes after the department was inundated with calls from parents whose children could not be registered in schools due to their inability to pay registration fee.
“We would like to warn all school governing bodies and principals to refrain from this illegal practice as it puts unnecessary pressure on parents,” said the department in a statement.
Parents are urged to report these unlawful practices to the nearest district or provincial education department offices.
