The MEC of Education in KwaZulu-Natal, Sipho Hlomuka, signs a memorandum from parents while uMkhumbane Secondary School SGB member Bulelani Majola and KZN Education Head of Department Nkosinathi Ngcobo observe.
PARENTS at uMkhumbane Secondary School in Chesterville have told KwaZulu-Natal Education MEC Sipho Hlomuka that they no longer want teachers accused of neglecting learners over the installation of surveillance cameras at the school.
The angry confrontation unfolded on Monday when Hlomuka visited the school following months of instability that have disrupted learning since the beginning of the year.
For the past four months, 22 teachers affiliated to the South African Democratic Teachers Union (Sadtu) have allegedly refused to teach, claiming they opposed the installation of cameras inside classrooms.
The school employs 39 teachers in total. Following the boycott by Sadtu-affiliated teachers, parents, through the School Governing Body (SGB), reportedly hired 15 part-time teachers, who are graduates from the University of KwaZulu-Natal, using funds raised by parents.
