ANA reports that President Jacob Zuma on Tuesday suggested that there should be consequences for school teachers and principals who continued to produce pathetic pass rates despite the perpetual support from government.  

He addressed the Basic Education Sector Lekgotla in Pretoria and said that “when I hear of schools that produce zero percent pass rate, I ask myself what they were doing from January to November  …  That is why I'm saying at least there must be some consequences if I'm a teacher [but] no single child passes.  The teacher has been working, getting paid but it means they have been paid for doing nothing really.”  Zuma also appealed to the players in the education sector to wage a war against the dropout of learners from the education system.  He urged South African parents to closely monitor and be actively involved in their children's education.

• Read this report by Jonisayi Maromo in full at IOL News
• Read too, Heads must roll at under performing schools, says Zuma, at The Citizen

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