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Dordrecht High School held school bag challenge day
The school bag challenge day was held at Dordrecht High School, and they couldn't be more proud to say that everyone who participated by either wearing civvies or carrying a bag of their choice, or doing both, looked really dapper "Thanks to all for keeping a good spirit around the halls of our school and keeping awesome smiles today"
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The South African Human Rights Commission (SAHRC) has raised alarm over recent reportsontheschoolnutrition programme crisis in the province The reports allege thatpupilshavegonealmosta month without receiving meals at school because of a delay in the allocation of funds "Considering the recent provincial hearing held by the SAHRC on this matter, we are deeply disappointed by reports of the situation and will be conducting monitoring to ascertain whether the allocation of funds to the affected schools has been affected by the relevant department in the Eastern Capegovernment,"theSAHRC said The commission said failure to provide learners with the required nutrition was a potential violation of
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their right to basic nutrition
The SAHRC said basic nutrition and education were fundamental rights enshrined in the Constitution under Sections 28 and 29 of the Bill of Rights "We urge the relevant authorities to take swift action to address this challenge and ensure that all learners in the Eastern Cape have access to basic nutrition under the school nutrition programme," the commission said.The SAHRC saidit would continue to monitor the situation and take steps to ensure that the rights of learners in the Eastern Cape were protected. "In the event ofnon-compliance,theSAHRC will investigate whether mitigating measures have been undertaken to address thecrisis,"itadded.
