\u2019n Matriekafskeid is vir meisies \u2019n groot storie, want dis di\u00e9 dag (naas haar troudag) wanneer sy soos \u2019n prinses kan lyk.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Die droom kan egter vinnig in \u2019n nagmerrie ontaard as die skool die meisie toegang tot haar matriekafskeid weier \u2013 omdat haar skoolgeld nie betaal is nie. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
Di\u00e9 donker realiteit het \u2019n matriekleerder van Ho\u00ebrskool Gordon op Dinsdag 6 Desember in die gesig gestaar toe sy toegang tot haar matriek-bal geweier is \u2013 en dit nadat sy \u2019n rok gekry en vervoer tot by die bal gere\u00ebl het. Die leerder en haar ouers het verkies om nie hul name te laat noem nie uit vrees vir viktimisering. Haar skoolgeld is wel agterstallig, erken hulle, maar sy is glo deur die skool toegang tot die matriekafskeid geweier. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
Die matriekulant se ma het kommentaar van die hand gewys, maar \u2019n anonieme weldoener, wat geld geskenk het om die leerder se matriekafskeid moontlik te maak, het sy stem dik gemaak. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cDie gemeenskap stuur hul kinders na die matriekafskeid toe, en dan gebeur dit. Dit is belangrik om te onthou dat die kind se ouers verantwoordelik is vir die skoolfonds en nie die kind (leerder) self nie. Deur die leerder te straf omdat haar ouers nie die skoolfonds kan betaal nie, is nie net onregverdig nie, maar dit skep \u2019n gevaarlike presedent wat kan lei tot ander vorms van diskriminasie en vooroordeel teen studente op grond van hul gesin se finansi\u00eble omstandighede.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Hy brei verder uit so iets kan \u2019n leerder skaad en deur op hierdie manier van \u2019n matriekafskeid uitgesluit te word, kan dit s\u00f3 \u2019n leerder se geestesgesondheid be\u00efnvloed. \u201cDie uitsluiting van leerders by skoolgeleenthede op grond van uitstaande geld be\u00efnvloed die fundamentele beginsels van onderwys. \u2019n Skool bestaan ??om geleenthede aan alle leerders te bied en deur hierdie geleenthede vir sommige studente op grond van hul finansi\u00eble omstandighede te onts\u00ea, misluk \u2019n skool in sy missie,\u201d s\u00ea die anonieme weldoener. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
Bronagh Hammond, \u2019n woordvoerder van die provinsiale onderwysdepar\u00adte\u00adment, s\u00ea die skool ontken die bewerings. \u201cHulle (Ho\u00ebrskool Gordon) meld dat geen sodanige uitsluiting gemaak is as gevolg van die nie-betaling van skoolfonds nie. Geen bewyse is tot dusver gelewer om hierdie bewerings te staaf nie,\u201d s\u00ea Hammond. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
Lizette Visser, skoolhoof by die Ho\u00ebrskool Gordon, het bevestig dat die skool se beheerliggaam wel die ouers gevra het om hul kinders se skoolfonds te betaal voordat hulle \u2019n kaartjie vir die matriekafskeid kon koop. \u201cBaie ouers het die skool gekontak omdat hulle nie die uitstaande bedrae kon betaal nie. Die mense in beheer van die skool se beurs het toe met die ouers kontak gemaak om re\u00eblings te tref. Sommige ouers het aansoek gedoen om vrystelling van skoolgeld; ander het re\u00eblings getref. Alle leerders wie se ouers die skool gekontak het, het die matriekafskeid bygewoon,\u201d het Visser ges\u00ea. <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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