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The Democratic Alliance has appealed to the department of education not to officially close schools in Eastern Cape Communities.
On Monday the DA visited what used to be the Ilungelo School in Kwazakhele, Port Elizabeth, which is now nothing more than a ruined building.
It was one of 310 schools gazetted for closure this year by the Eastern Cape goverment.
DA MPL, Edmund Van Vuuren said that the school was unofficially closed three years ago.
"The reason for this was because the community was fed up with the ill discipline of the teachers, when the community approached the department unfortunately no action was taken. As a result the community decided that they could no longer expose their children to values and attitude that are] not acceptable. Communities were asked to respond within 30 days and I appeal to the community to respond in that matter."
Meanwhile, community members said that they needed the school to be re-opened, as there are no other schools in the area and that their children were suffering.
