STAFF REPORTER
THE Portfolio Committee on Basic Education has been advised to reconsider clause 8 of the Basic Education Laws Bill that provides for the possession, consumption, or sale of liquor during any private or religious function held on the school’s premises.
There was a general fear that allowing the sale of alcohol is counterproductive and will send a wrong message to learners especially in a country struggling with substance abuse.
The committee successfully hosted the second of three public hearings on the Bill in the Eastern Cape at the Thobi Kula Indoor Sports Centre in Komani.
Despite wide-ranging support of the Bill, many participants were of the view that schools should find alternative ways of raising funds.
Meanwhile, teachers raised a concern that they should not be burdened with the management of learner pregnancy at schools mainly because they are ill-equipped to handle such situations.
Teachers, attending the public
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