Free SA rejects proposed BELA Regulations: Defends school autonomy and parental voice in education
Free SA strongly opposes the Department of Basic Education’s proposed BELA Regulations, which it says represent a “deeply undemocratic power grab” threatening parental rights and school autonomy. The draft regulations – ostensibly framed to standardise school governance – grant disproportionate powers to provincial Heads of Department (HoDs), enabling them to override school governing bodies (SGBs) […]
BELA REGULATIONS: Stop the Power Grab and Protect School Autonomy and Fair Access
The Department of Basic Education has proposed BELA-regulations that threaten the democratic governance of public schools and risk undermining parents’ and communities’ roles in shaping education. Key provisions in these draft regulations hand sweeping powers to the Head of Department (HoD), allowing them to override School Governing Bodies (SGBs) and reshape feeder zones and language […]