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Pupils’ protest bears fruit

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Original Post Date: 2008-05-08 Time: 00:00:00  Posted By: Jan

By Francis Hweshe

The Crossroads high school where pupils boycotted classes in protest against a lack of security has been given round-the-clock security personnel to patrol the school.

Phindulwazi High School has received four security guards with a dog to man the school, after a protest for better security by pupils at the Education Department’s Education Management and Development Centre (Emdc) in Lentegeur two weeks ago.

A pupil was shot dead at the school last year and the school has suffered four break-ins since the beginning of the school year.

In the last incident school computers were stolen, pupils’ files and folders were destroyed and the school was vandalised and has not yet been repaired.

During the protest, pupils demanded a routine patrol at the school by the police, closed circuit television (CCTV) cameras, a robust 24-hour security system, and repair of the school alarm system, among other interventions.

“They (Emdc) refused us armed security,” said school principal Cynthia Booi, whose office was also damaged during the latest break-in.

Her office computer was stolen and has not yet been replaced.

Yesterday, Booi said she was still working from her office which had a broken window and vandalised walls and floors.

She sai that working without a computer was “terrible”.

“I’m back to the old times of using pen and book.”

She said the Department of Education would re-issue her with a new computer at the end of the month.

“But before that, security must be tightened, otherwise they will come and steal it again.”

Booi added that the department had urged the school to work closely with the community to make the institution more secure.

Richart Job, Emdc head of institutional management and governance, said: “I rejected armed security guards, they would be killed by armed criminals.”

    • Source: http://www.iol.co.za/index.php?art_id=vn20080508113819460C417192