The Human Rights Engagement with the Northern Cape Department of Education will provide a platform to discuss and address critical human rights concerns affecting learners and educators in the province. The engagement will focus on the following key areas:
- Admissions for learners in Grades 1 and 8.
- Availability and distribution of learning and teaching support materials.
- Stationery and school uniforms.
- School infrastructure and facilities.
- Shortage of teaching and/or critical support staff, if any.
- Learner transport services.
- Implementation of the National School Nutrition Programme.
The human rights engagement will further pay attention to issues of equality and discrimination at schools, bullying and violence in schools as well as codes of conduct for schools.
The engagement is scheduled to take place as follows:
Date : Wednesday, 27 March 2024
Time : 09:00 AM to 13:00 PM
Venue : Garden Court Kimberley (120 Du Toitspan Road), Kimberley
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Prepared by the Northern Cape Provincial Office of the South African Human Rights Commission.
For further information contact Mr. Uzair Adams, the Provincial Manager, at Tel: 054 332 3993; Email: This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. or Mr. Buyisile July, Advocacy and Research Consultant at Tel: 054 332 3993 / Cell: 072 949 7578; Email: This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.