Alcohol in schools — a move in the direction of doom
By Pearl Nicodemus and Katherine Sutherland Should the Department of Basic Education pass this amendment, it will not only be failing its legal obligation to protect learners from the dangers…
School dropout BELA op-ed
In the wake of the pandemic, a proposed new law to reduce school dropout is still falling short. By Mila Harding and Merle Mansfield.
Corporal punishment ban in SA schools, more than two decades later: More needs to be done
By Gertrude Quan, Isabel Magaya and Mila Harding Corporal punishment has been unlawful in South African schools for more than two decades – section 10 of the Schools Act, 1996 states…
Schools bill is no betrayal, it’s a belated move to update the law
By Roné McFarlane Rather than introducing something new, the Basic Education Laws Amendment Bill is just bringing the law in alignment with what cases have already confirmed: the role of…
BELA Bill Submissions June 2022 Featured
Joint media statement: Civil society calls for key changes to BELA Bill, as Parliament considers the biggest amendments to basic education laws in the past decade 15 June 2022 --…