Chaos continues to unfold at Zeekoevlei Primary School as the Western Cape Education Department (WCED) was accused of firing members of the School Governing Body (SGB).
The allegations were brought to light by founder of Parents for Equal Education South Africa (PEESA) Vanessa le Roux.
Vanessa claims that the circuit manager allegedly fired members of the SGB, the first week of schools re-opening.
Vanessa post on social media: “A circuit manager thinks she has the authority to fire SGB appointments while our teachers are struggling.
“They as the WCED know about it because I have informed them of the principals and circuit manager’s behavior since last year. They think they can override the decisions of the SGB.
“They fired the SGB counselor and she refused to go because she said that she is not working for the WCED, which is the right thing to do. They fired three SBG appointments on Tuesday. I commend the counselor for not going because she is not appointed by them (WCED).”
Spokesperson for the Western Cape Education Department said the accusations of firing members of the SGB is false as their contracts ended.
Hammond said: “NO one was dismissed. This is false. Two teacher contracts ended and were not renewed.”
She explained that all contract appointments have an end date. There is no guarantee of renewal. This is common practice.
Hammond added: “One counselor contract ended and was not renewed. The allegation that they were dismissed is false. The employees were informed of this last year.
“The counselor arrived back at school on 15 Jan refusing to vacate premises – this is trespassing. The district official is managing this process.”
This comes after it has been revealed that 76 learners were crammed in one Afrikaans classroom as there are challenges to the class structures and timetables.
Hammond said that there are plans to resolve the matter this week.
She confirmed: “Following the conclusion of an SGB-funded post at the end of last year, the school now requires an additional Afrikaans class in Grade 7 to accommodate learners effectively.
“The WCED is actively supporting the school in restructuring its programme to address this need..”