The high court on Thursday ruled in the movement's favour, also declaring that for government to indefinitely delay fixing poor and unsafe infrastructure is unconstitutional and invalid. According to Equal Education, this means that the country’s law on school infrastructure will be tightened and there will be no excuse for any failure by the nine provinces to comply with the deadlines which the law sets for providing essential infrastructure at schools.
The case, which was heard in March this year, seeks to ensure that government properly commit to meeting its own school infrastructure targets which are needed to fulfil the rights to dignity and equality education for the best interest of the child.
Court orders education minister to fix law on school infrastructure
Equal Education - the movement that fights for quality and equality of education in South African through research, analysis and activism - emerged victorious on Thursday in a Bhisho High Court case brought against Minister of Basic Education Angie Motshekga to #FixTheNorms at South African schools.
The high court on Thursday ruled in the movement's favour, also declaring that for government to indefinitely delay fixing poor and unsafe infrastructure is unconstitutional and invalid. According to Equal Education, this means that the country’s law on school infrastructure will be tightened and there will be no excuse for any failure by the nine provinces to comply with the deadlines which the law sets for providing essential infrastructure at schools.
The case, which was heard in March this year, seeks to ensure that government properly commit to meeting its own school infrastructure targets which are needed to fulfil the rights to dignity and equality education for the best interest of the child.