Gobindlovu High School in KZN Bars Students Who Have Failed a Grade Twice From Reregistering
- Parents are outraged after Gobindlovu High School in Elandskop, KZN barred students who have failed a grade twice from returning in 2024
- These parents assert that their children have no alternatives, as local schools are unwilling to admit them for the upcoming academic year
- Parents are seeking intervention for at least 10 learners facing expulsion and repeating Grades 9, 10, and 11
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ELANDSKOP - Parents of students at Gobindlovu High School in Elandskop, KwaZulu-Natal Midlands, are angry as children who have failed a grade twice are barred from returning to school in 2024.
These parents claim their children are now without options as no local school is willing to accept them for the upcoming academic year. They appealed to the Department of Education for urgent intervention, alleging that at least 10 learners who had repeated Grades 9, 10 and 11 were handed expulsion letters on the last day of school in December.
The affected parents share their concerns
According to SABC News, a concerned parent shared their distressing situation after receiving expulsion letters at the end of 2023.
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"My child, who was in Grade 9, along with other students, has been asked to collect their stationery, leaving my child anxious at home. The school informed me that they don't admit students who have failed a grade twice."
The Provincial Department of Education asserts that there is no policy indicating that a learner failing a grade more than twice can face expulsion.
Mzansi is outraged
Thaps'n Thaps posted:
"They can go to public schools, they'll perform well, that's a waste of money here."
Albert Sherpard stated:
"Poor students."
Zolisa Mateyise says:
"The parents must find another alternative."
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The day operates as a creche, childcare learning centre and an early childhood development centre. Tiny, who has a national diploma in educare and has experience working at a primary school, shared that she has always loved working with children, leaving several netizens moved by her drive and compassion.
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