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The Basic Education Laws Amendment (BELA) draft bill and the modifications it would make to South African schools are thoroughly explained by the Department of Basic Education.
Sections of the South African Schools Act are to be changed as a result of the bill, which was initially introduced in 2017. Stricter regulations on student attendance, admittance, and language standards are part of this.
The department stated that some of the major suggestions in the bill include the following in a presentation to parliament on Tuesday (8 February):
- New beginning age: South Africa's compulsory school attendance policy will now begin in grade R rather than just in grade 1. Notwithstanding the age at which school attendance is required, a parent may enroll a child in a school to begin attending grade R at a younger age if they so choose and under certain restrictions.
- Mandatory attendance: Parents who don't make sure their kids go to school will face harsher penalties, such as up to a year in jail and/or a fine of up to $1,000.
- Absenteeism: According to the proposed legislation, teachers, principals, and school governing bodies are required to assume responsibility and accountability for the students enrolled in their institutions by tracing down any students who miss more than three days of class without an acceptable explanation.
- Corporal Punishment No one is allowed to administer or enforce corporal punishment to a student in a school, during an educational activity, or in a hostel that houses students from a school.
- Initiation practices: Practices of initiation are forbidden by the legislation both during school activities and in hostels that house students.
- Disclosures by the governing body: Members of a school's governing board must, like other public authorities, annually disclose their financial interests as well as the financial interests of their spouse, partner, and immediate family.
- Homeschooling: The bill clarifies homeschooling further by stating that South African students may only receive an education at home if they are enrolled for such a program.
- Business with the state: The measure forbids educators from doing business with the state or serving as a director of a corporation that does business with the state. It also makes it an offense for educators to break this rule.
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