[lg policy] South Africa: Schools take Lesufi to court over language policy

[Harold Schiffman]

Schools take Lesufi to court over language policy

   - South Africa
   - Wednesday 11 January 2017 - 7:59am

File image of Gauteng Education MEC Panyaza Lesufi, who has received an
interdict from two Pretoria schools over changing their language policies.

JOHANNESBURG - As youngsters head back to school, Gauteng's Education MEC
may be heading back to court.

Panyaza Lesufi has received an interdict from two Pretoria schools over
changing their language policies.

*READ: Lesufi's grievances against apartheid impacting Afrikaners:
AfriForum
<https://www.enca.com/south-africa/lesufi-has-vengeance-for-afrikaners-afriforum>*

The Overkruin and Montana High Schools applied for the interdict against
MEC Lesufi. They were delivered last night (Tuesday).

Lesufi is expected to appear in court this morning.

Last year, the Constitutional Court ruled in favour of the Education
Department over language policies.

At the time, the Federation of Governing Bodies of South African Schools
took the department to court.

The court ruled that language policies set by governing bodies may
constitute discrimination based on race.

http://www.enca.com/south-africa/gauteng-education-mec-receives-court-interdict


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