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BETTER EDUCATION FOR ALL: Parents at Luthuli Park Primary School staged a protest at the school early yesterday. They say that their children's conditions of study are untenable.

TOUGH DAY: Some parents took their children away from the school for fear of a possible fall-out from yesterday's protest.

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Early yesterday, on the first day back after the winter school holidays, parents gathered at the gate of Luthuli Primary School in Seshego and locked teachers and the principal out. They said they were distressed by the Limpopo education department dragging its feet in employing more teachers to the allegedly short-staffed school.

The parents said they were aggrieved by the fact that their children risked their health by sitting on the floor in their classrooms because of a lack of chairs. They also said there were no books.

By 9am, parents were seen walking their children home, saying it was risky for them to remain at the school while it was clear that schooling would not take place.

Some said they did not know what would follow the protests so they decided to take their children home.

One parent said they had held several meetings with the authorities, which failed to yield positive results.

"We are going to continue with the protests until the department responds positively," she said.

Deputy chairman of the school governing body, Clifford Mohloana, said they were concerned about the health risks posed to children.

"It is winter and our children are subjected to the cold floors. This is not on," Mohloana said yesterday.

He said the chronic shortage of furniture at the school was of great concern and demanded that the education department look into it "as a matter of extreme urgency".

However, Limpopo education department spokesman Pat Kgomo dismissed the allegations and insisted that there were enough teachers at the school.

"The allegations are not true. As far as we are concerned there are enough teachers at that school."

He said they would meet with school authorities today in an attempt to normalise the situation "for proper learning and teaching to take place".

"We will find a way of addressing the shortage of resources," he said. - frankm@sowetan.co.za

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Jul 17, 2012

januswanus

You are being screwed big time. Life is a bi**h.
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Jul 17, 2012

MommaC

.... I suppose this is part of barking Angie's 8/10 ?
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Jul 17, 2012

Mellow

Parents keep fighting for your kids for as long as there are ppl like Kgomo out there yáll screwed, I bet his kids goes to fancy model-c schools. He is stupid which enough teachers is he referring to the 14 he doesnt recognize as teachers or the 6 which only 3 bothered to show up, its July and kids are just suffering to get education while zuma is busy making more kids who will be getting top education at the expense of this frustrated parents its madness at its best!!!
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Jul 17, 2012

Ma-Bhova

This is Julius's Home town and it just shows he never did gave a dam about the poor as he claim and the youth. His busy galavanting and talking about JZ instead of mobilizing Friends of the Youth League to march against this issue right hre. On top of that JZ said Education is one of his priority, lets see that by firing Mazinyo-Angie *Disgusted*
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Jul 17, 2012

T'kae

If the situation at Limpopo can be stoped being politicalized espcially by the media, but rather be tackled as a social issue that needs the department's attention, I personally think even if it can not be 100% fixed but it will be delt with. And also we should forget what the fu***k Zuma said about education in our country and also fu***k what ugly minister rated herself and lastly fu***k what Julius "big-headed" Malema put his focus on, rather than his home-town

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Jul 17, 2012

Ma-Bhova

@T'Ke
If the situation at Limpopo can be stoped being politicalized espcially by the media, but rather be tackled as a social issue that needs the department's attention, I personally think even if it can not be 100% fixed but it will be delt with. And also we should forget what the fu***k Zuma said about education in our country and also fu***k what ugly minister rated herself and lastly fu***k what Julius "big-headed" Malema put his focus on, rather than his home-town
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True but don't forget that the ones suffering are the ones who politicize this first. When the DA offered to help, it was the ANC that refused cause of Egi issues, instead they went and dig up dirt on WC education system instead of focusing on this. It's like a tit for tat politics, U expose our toilets and will expose yours, which goes the same for education.
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Jul 17, 2012

truthhurt

Eish life in SA is all about Limpopo these days!
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Jul 17, 2012

DA-DBN-GUY

T'kae

Unfortunately situations of this nature have to be politicised as the ruling party are not doing anything to remedy the situation. You have an "Education" Minister giving herself 8/10 and another twit saying the allegations are false and "according to the department' there are enough teachers. People especially in Limpopo need to be aware that the anc does not have their interests at heart and dont give a dam about the state of education in this country.
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Jul 17, 2012

Maratachelete

While you are protesting,the person in charge of education is sitting comfortably in her mansion.Angie is useless shame,and rating herself 8/10 is a joke,she deserves 00/100,but because she's JZ 's ally,she won't face the music.
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Jul 18, 2012

Dagga

True, ga o na any other news on TV, Papers (everything is Limpopo this, Limpopo That, Limpopo What) please we are tired Sowetan.
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