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Case on school admission policies in Constitutional Court

School admissions case not just about one child
eNCA, 09 May 2013

Paying school fees not a free pass
City Press, 09 May 2013

Equal Education is a basic right
iol news, 09 May 2013

Rivonia case postponed
Eye Witness News, 09 May 2013

Rivonia trial puts pupils in crossfire
Timeslive, 10 May 2013

Access to education for children seeking asylum

Kids seeking asylum score court victory
Pretoria News, 30 April 2013

Provision of subsidies to independent schools

ConCourt orders KZN dept to pay subsidy
News24, 26 April 2013

Crisis in the foster care system

Huge relief for children
Pretoria News, 23 April 2013

Granny blazes a trail on foster care grants
City Press, 21 April 2013

School admission policies

School admission policy row reaches top court
Business Day Live, 16 April 2013 

Shortage of teachers in schools

Teacher vacancies to be filled
iol news, 07 March 2013

Teacher shortage heads for court
News24, 06 March 2013

Eastern Cape teacher shortage heads to court
The Citizen online, 06 March 2013

School pregnant learner policies

Brave teen's ConCourt pregnancy fight ends in victory
City Press, 10 March 2013

ConCourt hears school pregnancy case
News24, 05 March 2013

ConCourt examines school pregnancy policies
City Press (online), 05 March 2013

Constitutionality of the criminalisation of consensual sexual activities between teenagers

Law on teenage sex infringe children's rights, high court finds
Business day live, 15 January 2013

Kinders mág soen
Beeld, 15 January 2013

Green light for Sexual Offences Act development
Mail and Guardian online, 16 January 2013

Judge throws out teen sex rule
Cape Times, 16 January 2013 

Provision of furniture to Eastern Cape Schools

School wins furniture battle
The Daily Dispatch, 30 November 2012

Sentencing of child offenders

Regters bekyk lang tronkstraf vir jonges
Beeld, 29 November 2012

Education Conference 14 - 15 November 2012

Sexual abuse at school 'a pandemic'
Mail and Guardian, 16 to 22 November

Spotlight on state lawsuits
The Times, 16 November 2012

  Sex at schools a 'war' 
The Times, 15 November 2012

3rd Annual Child Law Moot Court Competition

2012 Moot court 3

Tuks law students top of pile in mock trial
The Pretoria News, 24 September 2012

Automatic review of criminal cases involving children

Cases involving children 'need to be reviewed'
The Pretoria News, 22 August 2012

Court appoints curator for children in child and youth care facility

Jozini home: Court Appoints curator over children
The Witness, 06 August 2012


Significant problems facing the Department of Basic Education

Community members picketing for education in front of high court
Concerned parents and community members raise their voices against the education crisis.

Textbook saga casts doubt on tenders
IOL Business Report, 02 August 2012

Cape schools win deal to fill posts
Mail&Guardian, 27 July 2012

Plan vir Limpopo skend bevel (Limpopo plan violates court order)
Beeld, 01 August 2012

Leaked info appalling - Education Department
News24, 09 July 2012

Boeke: Vang hul, sê Angie ([Text]books: Catch them, says Angie)
Beeld, 03 July 2012

DA marches about Limpopo textbooks
News24, 02 July 2012

DA marches about Limpopo textbooks
News24, 02 July 2012

Motshekga: Arrest textbook culprits
New24 02 July 2012

Calls for education minister's head
News24 01 July 2012

Letter to Minister of Basic Education by Centre for Child Law, CALS, EE, EE Law Centre, Section 27 and LRC
City Press, 21 June 2012

Text book suppliers looses bid to carry on
Pretoria News, 26 June 2012

More woes for Motshekga
The Times, 26 June 2012

Handboeke: Kontrak vir R700 milj (Textbooks: Contract for R700 milj)
Beeld, 26 June 2012

Department of Basic Education 'will accept legal action over posts'
BusinessDay, 13 June 2012

Court action to fill vacant EC teaching posts
Daily Dispatch, 5 June 2012

Schools go to court over post-filling
Herald, 5 June 2012


Biological parents refuse to consent to adoption - Centre represents children

  Children want to cut ties with parents in sex abuse case
The Mercury, 29 June 2012

 Parents in tug of war over children
IOL, 29 June 2012


Sexual Offences Act - Appeal on lack of penalties

Appeal Court mulls sex law case
IOL News, 13 June 2012


Centre to join tender dispute involving administration of social grants

Centre to join fray in child grant dispute
Pretoria News, 28 May 2012



Court rules same sex couple co-holders of parental responsibilities and rights over a child conceived through artificial insemination

Landmark ruling for lesbian couple in parental dispute
Pretoria News, 30 April 2012

Lesbian mom wins court battle
Daily News, 30 April 2012

Victory for lesbian mom
IOL News, 30 April 2012


Centre challenges criminalization of consensual sexual activities between adolescents

Sections of act on teen sex absurd - judge
IOL News, 25 April 2012

Court challenged on Sexual Offences Act
The Citizen Online, 23 April 2012

Sexual Offences Act 'absurd': judge
The Citizen Online, 25 April 2012

Sex law 'traumatizes and makes criminals of children'
Business Day Online, 24 April 2012

Charging of Jules rape trio spurs constitutional challenge
The Star, page 3, 30 November 2010


Children's interests to be taken into account in forfeiture cases

Consider children first, ConCourt hears
News24, 08 March 2012


Department of Education commits to revamp mud schools

Mud schools get to get millions Rand revamp
City Press, 06 February 2011



Children awaiting trial

Focus on children's plight in jail
IOL, News for South Africa and the world

Jailers deny mistreating children
IOL, News for South Africa and the world



Sexual Abuse

Rape call for better housing for kids - curator
Pretoria News, 19 July 2010

 

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PRESS RELEASE:
COMMUNICATION ABOUT THE CHILDREN IN THE HOËRSKOOL FOCHVILLE MATTER

The Centre for Child Law acts on behalf of a group of children currently attending Hoerskool Fochville. The Centre is represented in the court proceedings by the Legal Resources Centre.

The Centre was instructed by the children that they do not want to be exposed to media coverage of the case and that they do not support the negative media surrounding Hoerskool Fochville and the school governing body.

There are 3 main reasons for the children's position: Firstly, despite the fact that there are difficulties in going to school at Hoerskool Fochville, the children enjoy their education there immensly. They are getting on with their life in the school and want to integrate and be a part of the school community. Negative publicity isolates them and prevents them from fully integrating and enjoying their school lives.

Secondly, the children feel that they are a part of the school, they respect their teachers and the education they receive, they are loyal to the school and they therefore do not like to see the school portrayed only in a negative light.

Thirdly every time there is any negative media coverage around this case the children are placed in an impossible position in the school. 

Click here for press release.

Centre for Child Law