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Wednesday, February 12, 2020

SOUTH AFRICA - Basic Education seeks harsher penalties for parents with non-school goers

Title:
Basic Education seeks harsher penalties for parents with non-school goers

Author:
Zoleka Qodashe

Published:
SABC News, 10 February 2020

From the article:
"The Basic Education Department says it wants to increase the penalty for parents and guardians from six months to six years imprisonment who do not ensure that their children are in school. This as the department continues having engagements with stakeholders on the Basic Education Laws Amendment (BELA) Bill, which seeks to amend sections of the South African Schools Act."

To read this article:
http://www.sabcnews.com/sabcnews/basic-education-seeks-harsher-penalties-for-parents-with-non-school-goers/