SACE Leave to Appeal Granted
SECTION27, representing Centre for Child Law and two parents, to advance to Supreme Court of Appeal to enforce the corporal punishment ban after being granted leave to appeal High Court judgment.
SACE Leave to Appeal hearing Dec 2022 Reissue
[REISSUE] Media statement: SECTION27 applies for leave to appeal judgment to review sentences against two violent educators 5 December 2022, Johannesburg — SECTION27, representing Centre for Child Law (CCL) and the parents of two learners, will return to court on 6 December 2022, for the application for leave to appeal Continue Reading
SACE Leave to Appeal hearing Dec 2022
Media statement: SECTION27 applies for leave to appeal judgment to review sentences against two violent educators 2 December 2022, Johannesburg — SECTION27, representing Centre for Child Law (CCL) and the parents of two learners, will return to court on 6 December 2022, for the application for leave to appeal a Continue Reading
SACE CASE BACK IN COURT
CORPORAL PUNISHMENT CASE BACK IN COURT: CENTRE FOR CHILD LAW AND SECTION27 TO CHALLENGE COUNCIL FOR EDUCATORS’ LENIENT SANCTIONS ON CORPORAL PUNISHMENT CASES 13 June 2022, Johannesburg – SECTION27 is representing the Centre for Child Law and the parents of two learners, in a case before the High Court of Continue Reading
SACE COURT CASE APRIL 2022
CENTRE FOR CHILD LAW AND SECTION27 TAKE SACE TO COURT FOR FAILURE TO HOLD TEACHERS ACCOUNTABLE FOR CORPORAL PUNISHMENT 21 April 2022, Johannesburg – SECTION27 is representing Centre for Child Law and the parents of two learners, in a case before the High Court of South Africa (Gauteng Division) which Continue Reading
Reporting Corporal Punishment
Corporal punishment is illegal in South Africa since its ban in 1996. However, despite the unlawfulness and unconstitutionality of corporal punishment, incidents involving the physical abuse of learners by educators at schools in South Africa remain prevalent. SECTION27’s continued work in advancing the right to education reveals that such conduct Continue Reading