Know your rights: Can your child be suspended for unpaid school fees?
By: Natasha Archary Can your child be suspended for unpaid school fees at a private school? Yes. However, a reasonable procedure must be taken to ensure that the situation is amicably resolved. The South African Schools Act 84 of 1996 ("Act") recognises both public and independent/private schools. But with public schools falling under government control and the private school sector being independently managed, the same rules do not apply. While […]