Chaos Outside Cape Town Schools As Parents Demand Places For Their Children

There were chaotic scenes in Wallacedene, Kraaifontein, on Wednesday as parents moved their children, with their desks and chairs, from Solomon Mahlangu Primary School to Blue Ridge Primary School in protest.

Blue Ridge Primary, a new school, opened on 15 January and is directly opposite Solomon Mahlangu on Thakudi Street. On Wednesday, parents and community members carried desks from Solomon Mahlangu across the street to Blue Ridge, to put them in the schools empty classrooms.

The protest followed two days of disruptions on Monday and Tuesday when dozens of parents blocked entrances to both schools. They demanded that their children be transferred to Blue Ridge.

Last month, parents also protested to prevent new learners who are not from Wallacedene from enrolling at Blue Ridge.