Quarry Heights school parents speak out
The parents at Quarry Heights Primary School in Durban has accused the KZN Department of Education of not told the full story about the reasons for the recent protest near the school.
On Monday, parents of pupils and some community members barricaded Queen Nandi Drive with burning tyres, allegedly over the crop of teachers supplied by the department to the school.
The department confirmed to Newswatch earlier this week that there was a shortage of educators at the school, saying they have since addressed the matter.
The School Governing Body's Siyabonga Dlamini says they are unhappy that teachers from another district had to be employed at the school apparently because the department couldn't find teachers in surrounding areas.
Dlamini believes the department completely ignored volunteer teachers from the area who had helped out during the shortage.
"Our biggest concern is our children who voluntarily taught learners when the education department couldn't hire teachers at the school. The department said it did not have money. Suddenly there's a new building for the school, and now they have teachers they can afford to pay," he said.
The department says volunteer teachers would need to follow due application processes to be considered for permanent teaching posts.