The Basic Education Laws Amendment (BELA) Bill was not long ago accepted with the South African Parliament and is also now just waiting around being signed into legislation via the President.
The Act will introduce significant variations to your South African Schools Act along with the Employment of Educators Act to better align with present-day academic needs and issues.
Key provisions in the BELA Bill include things like:
Compulsory Grade R: The Bill makes it necessary for kids to get started on school at Grade bela bill schools R, with official penalties for parents who fail to enroll their young children.
Corporal Punishment: The Bill reinforces the ban on corporal punishment and prohibits other varieties of punishment that could belittle learners.
Language Policy: School governing bodies (SGBs) will continue to determine the language policy of schools, but these policies must be approved by the head of the education department. This aims to ensure that language policies do not discriminate and are inclusive.
Learner Pregnancy: Contrary to some public misconceptions, the Bill does not give schools control over a learner’s decision regarding abortion. It does, however, address the management of learner pregnancies in schools.