Teacher told girl, 13, she was too old to attend school CapeTimesSA
Picture: African News Agency Cape Town – The last time the Mfuleni child set foot in a classroom was in Grade 3 at the age of 10. When she wanted to return this year, a teacher at Bardale Primary School allegedly turned her away as she was deemed too old. Thanks to a local NGO, the Igwiba Foundation, the Mfuleni girl recently started schooling. She was placed in Grade 5 at Tsitsa Primary School, where she will receive help to catch up with her peers.
I took the family again to the WCED, who sent us to Social Development, and a social worker was appointed to attend the case,” she said. “I was given the runaround and then I went to Equal Education, who sent their member to the WCED with me and the family. "A department official who was not aware about the treatment called Bardale’s principal and, surprisingly, she was not aware the pupil was harshly chased away.
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