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SCHOOL’S PRIORITIES: SHORTAGE OF TOILETS FOR GIRLS, BUT NEW PAVILION BEING PLANNED
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shortage of ablution facilities for girls at De Kuilen High School is one of several topics up for discussion by parents at an upcoming general meeting at the school. Concerned parents told TygerBurger that an urgent meeting was called for parents to discuss priority spending at the school. One mother who does not want to be named said she only recently became aware of the lack of ablution facilities for girls at the school. According to her the school only has seven toilet cubicles and four washbasins for the girls.
“My daughter developed a case of diarrhoea and contacted me to come pick her up at school as she was too embarrassed to use the school toilet,” the mother told TygerBurger. “She told me girls have to queue up to use the toilets every single day at break time, and it is often a case of embarrassment for them to use the toilets. There is also only one hand blower, which means most girls use toilet paper to dry their hands,” she said. In a school with about 1 500 learners, it is estimated that there are about 750 girls at the school. “It is ridiculous that so many girls have to share so few facilities. It’s degrading. In this day and age, and especially it being Women’s Month, I hope the school will give priority to this issue.”
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This mother and other parents were not impressed when they subsequently learned of a new pavilion estimated at R2 million being planned for the school. This pavilion will apparently be built using the school’s reserve fund and school fees. Another concerned parent, André Paries, said he was aware of the planned pavilion. “Objection was made to the school governing body and a meeting called for. “I urge all parents to attend this meeting, as it is important for parents to have input into how school fees are being spent. There are many other priorities at the school. For instance, a security camera system is desperately needed at the school as incidents inside and outside the school affect the safety of learners and teachers,” he said.
School principal, JH Mellet, said that planning for the pavilion started in 2015 already and was accepted at the budget meeting for 2015 and 2016, and also accepted by the education minister in the Western Cape. “The project has not yet been finally approved or signed and a final decision will be made at a meeting to be held on 28 August,” he said. He admitted there were insufficient toilet facilities at the school, but said the Western Cape Education Department had agreed to address this issue by 2019/20. “In the meantime the school governing body has upgraded all the bathrooms. Parents who attend budget meetings will be better informed about school business than those who don’t,” he added.
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