NN 03/2024

BELA SUBMISSIONS

CALL TO ACTION

The SAOU calls on all members and members of the broader school community who support our views on the Basic Laws Amendment Act Bill (BELA-Bill) to submit their written submissions as soon as possible. The original deadline for submissions was 19 January 2024. This has been extended to 31 January 2024. We propose a two-pronged action plan for your consideration.

1. WRITTEN SUBMISSIONS

Included is a MS Word template that may be used to communicate our mutual point of view. Click here to download the letter.

Submissions need to be sent to the following person per email:

Ms Noluthando Skaka by belabill@parliament.gov.za

A few pointers to keep in mind:

• The template is a framework to work from;
• Your unique contributions and perspective will give more substance to the submission;
• The focus must be that the proposed Bill will not enhance quality education in any way;
• Written submission may be done in your language of preference; and
• Your inputs do not have to focus only on these proposed clauses.

2. PROVINCIAL PUBLIC HEARINGS

We call on members and school communities to flood the second round of public hearings in the different provinces. We propose the following plan of action:

• Mobilise your community to travel together to the venues indicated.
• Be prepared to put your point of view forward for a maximum of 3 minutes.
• Get as many verbal presentations as possible in to the available time.
• If a verbal presentation can not be made, hand in the written speech.
• Talk about province-specific problems that hamper quality education.