Bovet Primary’s school governing body confident MEC will deliver on classroom promise
Bovet Primary’s school governing body places its faith in Gauteng MEC Lebogang Maile to deliver on promises of mobile classrooms and sanitation relief.
The school governing body (SGB) of Bovet Primary School remains hopeful that Gauteng MEC for Education Lebogang Maile will honour his pledge to provide mobile classrooms to ease overcrowding.
This optimism follows a tense standoff last week when frustrated parents shut down the school, staging protests outside its gates over shortages of furniture and inadequate learning space. In response, the department delivered 150 tables and 350 chairs last week, partially addressing the crisis. While welcomed, the intervention, according to the SGB and parents, has not resolved the problem.
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Parents complained that the challenge persists, with learners still in crowded classrooms, with some having to share the chairs and tables.
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SGB chairperson Collen Kutama acknowledged the delivery, but stressed that it was insufficient to completely address their challenges. “The furniture helps, but it doesn’t solve the problem completely. We trust our leaders, and we believe the mobile classrooms will arrive soon.”
@caxtonjoburgnorth WATCH: Bovet Primary School SGB chairperson Collen Kutama calls on parents to remain patient and avoid disrupting classes, assuring them that the Gauteng MEC for education will deliver on promises of mobile classrooms and furniture. Video: Itumeleng Maloka #Bovet #Alex #MEC #SGB ♬ original sound – Caxton Joburg North
Beyond classrooms, the parents who were waiting outside the school during Maile’s oversight visit on Tuesday, were also pressing for improvements in sanitation. They said current facilities are in disrepair, with broken doors and water pooling on floors. Kutama said the MEC took note of their need for mobile toilets to supplement the damaged infrastructure, ensuring learners have safe and dignified conditions. He said he remains hopeful that toilets will also be delivered.
While they await the delivery of mobile classrooms and toilets, Kutama urged parents to be patient. He appealed to them not to disrupt classes and assured them that the governing body is also actively advocating for learners’ needs. “They are our children, and we are fighting for them.”
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