TM Letlhake parents lock school gate and bring teaching to a halt
This was in effort to air their frustrations with the school over issues of violence, ill discipline and lack of teaching.
Scores of parents of the learners from TM Letlhake Secondary School in Simunye locked the school gate and brought teaching to a halt at the premises in effort to air their frustrations with the school.
This was on Wednesday, October 19 and emanates from concerns of violence, ill-discipline and lack of teaching at the school which were once tabled and published in the Herald.
These concerns came after an incident outside the school premises where three learners aged between 16 and 17 stabbed four learners during a fight on September 14.
Gauteng Education Department (GDE) spokesperson Steven Mabona said an administrator has been deployed at the school to ensure that learning and teaching resumes.
“These parents state that they were protesting for issues that include the appointment of a new principal, disciplinary action to be taken against educators who are allegedly not teaching learners, and the implementation of the school’s code of conduct against learner misconduct at the school. Our District officials held a meeting with the parents, where they were assured that these issues will be investigated and attended to accordingly,” said Mabona.
He added that a psycho-social support team has been dispatched to the schools to offer necessary support.
