Hundreds of pupils still not placed as parents take to the street

It's the 10th day of the academic year but hundreds of children are not placed in a school yet, with upset parents taking to the streets to prevent their children from sitting at home.

- Marizka Coetzer

Yesterday, the DA's Pretoria North head of constituency Bronwynn Engelbrecht and DA shadow MEC for education Sergio Isa dos Santos visited Laerskool Danie Malan Primary in Pretoria North after the school closed its doors on Monday when angry parents protested, demanding their kids be placed.

It was business as usual at the school yesterday with no interruptions, with Gauteng department of education spokesperson Steve Mabona confirming classes resumed yesterday.

"It is a bilingual school. It needs to be noted that this is the only school in Pretoria North that still has Afrikaans as a language," Engelbrecht said.

"There is another school close by which is not full, which does have capacity but the parents want their children to come to this school."

EFF Tshwane region's Prince Shabangu said they had a meeting with the school principal on Friday after four children were sent away.