Six teachers and 250 pupils share five toilets but no cash to fix mud school

Qondi said the school was not getting the rural allowance that the department gives to schools “that are in poor condition like us”.

He said schools had to qualify for the rural allowance. “Some of the schools might be in a rural area but not qualifying to be paid, due to closeness to town.” Our kids are being treated differently from those in the suburbs. Who can perform at their best when they are using mud classrooms?She said when it is raining or very windy, parents do not send their children to school because the classrooms were too cold. “Our kids are being treated differently from those in the suburbs. Who can perform at their best when they are using mud classrooms?”

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