[lg policy] South Africa: Concourt ruling on Afrikaans Ho ërskool Ermelo welcomed

[Harold Schiffman]

Concourt ruling welcomed

THE Department of Basic Education yesterday welcomed a Constitutional
Court ruling dealing with the powers of a school governing body. “The
Constitutional Court significantly has recognised that the power of a
school governing body to determine the language policy of a public
school cannot be done in isolation of the community in which that
school is located,” the department said .  The Constitutional Court
ruled on Wednesday that the Mpumalanga Education Department acted
unlawfully when it forced the Afrikaans Hoërskool Ermelo to become a
parallel medium school. However, the Conc ourt ordered the school to
review its language policy within the context of the basic human
rights enshrined in the Constitution. — Sapa

http://www.dispatch.co.za/article.aspx?id=352546
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