Education Department Secures Court Interdict Against School Closures

Education Department Secures Court Interdict Against School Closures

The Northern Cape Department of Education has obtained a court interdict against the Vaalharts SGB Forum for the alleged illegal closure of schools in the Phokwane and Magareng Municipalities.

According to the department, members of the group have been disrupting schools over the past two days, forcing closures and removing staff from school premises.

Geoffrey Van Der Merwe, media liaison officer for the department, provided further details.

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The department also announced that a curriculum recovery plan will be implemented to compensate for the lost school days at the affected institutions.