Question NW775 to the Minister of Basic Education
11 April 2017 - NW775
Tarabella - Marchesi, Ms NI to ask the Minister of Basic Education
What progress has her department made in implementing the recommendations of the 2016 National Investigative Hearing into the Impact of Protest-related Action on the Right to a Basic Education in South Africa that was conducted by the SA Human Rights Commission?
Reply:
The process of sharing the findings and recommendations of the report of the South African Human Rights Commission with the key structures of the sector commenced as soon as the DBE received the report in September 2016. Flowing from this, the DBE has constituted an internal multidisciplinary team that will not only respond to events, but that will also develop and institutionalise proactive mechanisms to ensure the protection of the right to a basic education. To guide the work of the team, the DBE has developed terms of reference of which consultations are currently underway within the Department.