Gauteng education MEC to launch retrieval of textbooks and tablets campaign

Gauteng education MEC Panyaza Lesufi is pleading with all learners who were issued with textbooks and tablets by the department to return them to schools in good condition when the year ends.

He says this will enable other learners to be afforded the same opportunity in the next academic year.

MEC Lesufi launched the textbooks and tablet retrieval campaign at Sebothoma Hall in Hammanskraal. Lesufi hoped to instill discipline and a sense of responsibility among learners regarding the adequate management and care of the department’s resources.

He said the safe return of study material enabled the department to plan on time for 2018 so that when schools reopen for the new academic year, the department is ready to commence with teaching and learning.

In addition, Lesufi emphasised that would save taxpayers money that could be redirected to other educational purposes, such as the implementation of the GDE Information and Communication Technologies (ICT) strategy, rather than procurement.

It is therefore vital that all textbooks and tablets be returned to schools after final exams, as this impacts on the achievement of access to quality education in South Africa as a whole.

The department also implored parents to play a pivotal role in reminding their children that withholding the department’s learning material is tantamount to theft and they are likely to be prosecuted.

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