Parents said they did not see the need to send their children to a school running short of much-needed requirements, such as textbooks and teachers.

The public school also had a R500,000 electricity bill, with the school governing body accusing the education department of failing to remedy the situation.

Pupils were lingering in the streets, some standing in the bus station waiting for their daily transport, as the school gates were locked.

The SGB is now appealing to the department to intervene to ensure schooling begins.

SGB chairman Clifford Mohloana said the children would not be returning to the school until the department intervened.

“We are not going to take our children to school, it’s useless; there are no teachers, no books, no classrooms,” said Mohloana.

Even if children were sent to school it would be a waste of time because there were no teachers.

“Even if we are to say they must go to school, there are no materials or teachers who will make sure that [the] education of our children continues.” 

Children were being subjected to sub-standard teaching and the plea to have the department intervene fell on deaf ears.

“They said we are cry-babies because there are some schools conducting lessons under trees; we must continue without enough class [rooms] and teachers, [but] that’s why we withdrew our children,” added Mohloana.

On the school premises, locked gates and playing pupils were clear signs that no schooling was taking place.

One pupil said they were told to go home and their parents would be informed of the right time to return to school.

The disruptions came amid a textbooks crisis in the province.

Provincial education spokesman Pat Kgomo said the allegations of the Luthuli Primary school closure was being investigated.

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Jul 16, 2012

Idohl

Always investigating, these ANC guys can't be proactive.
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Jul 16, 2012

januswanus

What are those famous waords again? Viva Freedom in our life time!!! He must lead a protest march like last year from Sandton to Union Buildings, this time must go to Honourable Mr. Jew "Businessman" Mathale's office. Tjatjarag.
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Jul 16, 2012

Catswhiskers

And the minister of education thinks she deserves an 8/10!. Come on.
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Jul 16, 2012

MommaC

Now what kind of legacy is this to the Luthuli name?

I swear, I could slap the lot of them. Angie thinks this is an 8/10 then I hate to imagine what a fail would be. Seems to me she is marking herself at the same dismal standard she has for our matrics
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Jul 16, 2012

SeshegoGuY

It was heart-breaking to hear that my former school Boiketlo Primary in Seshego was also affected. It really brought it close to home. Im really disgusted by this thing...and worse Luthuli is one of the poorest areas in Seshego mxm!!
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Jul 16, 2012

Papage

and Angie still give herself 8/10 for job well done?
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Jul 16, 2012

1andonlybucs

bloody ANC agents!!!!
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Jul 16, 2012

malemaforpresident

They won’t worry, have no interest, don’t care because their kids are attending at private schools politicians are criminals, crooks, politicians are not Christians, don’t have mercy, ruthless to the core only to scratch your back during elections to get your vote once you voted they screw you till you peee ask where is angie and Namane's kids are schooling nxaaa
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Jul 16, 2012

TheNewFreedomFighter

Ah, but the ANC need not worry. The people affected will still place their cross next to the ANC box when the next elections are held because they have no alternative vision of the future and they close their minds to any alternative. Stupid is as stupid does. These people are destined to be kept in poverty (if indeed they are poor) by the ANC because they cannot ever escape the poverty cycle under the ANC's policies and pro-communist/socialist ideology.
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