About 30 disabled pupils from Ikhwezi Lokusa Special School this morning embarked on a protest that saw them march in wheelchairs to the department of education.
Among their grievances is that they wash with cold water, corporal punishment is being applied and some even claim that they are smacked with open hands and other general issues with what they call an abusive code of conduct.
They also complained that their cellphones are being withheld.
They delayed traffic leading from Ikhwezi township near Mthatha and also blockaded the entrance at the Botha Sigcau Building which houses about 11 government departments.
The pupils who were demanding an audience with someone from the department were chanting freedom songs and stomping with others shouting “Amalungelo ethu (Our rights)”.
Disabled pupils in protest over harsh treatment
About 30 disabled pupils from Ikhwezi Lokusa Special School this morning embarked on a protest that saw them march in wheelchairs to the department of education.
Among their grievances is that they wash with cold water, corporal punishment is being applied and some even claim that they are smacked with open hands and other general issues with what they call an abusive code of conduct.
They also complained that their cellphones are being withheld.
They delayed traffic leading from Ikhwezi township near Mthatha and also blockaded the entrance at the Botha Sigcau Building which houses about 11 government departments.
The pupils who were demanding an audience with someone from the department were chanting freedom songs and stomping with others shouting “Amalungelo ethu (Our rights)”.
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