Montana High pupils in 'jeopardy' over forced admissions - principal
12 January 2017
Johannesburg – The Gauteng education department’s attempt to enrol more pupils at Hoërskool Montana than it has capacity for will place current pupils in jeopardy, its principal has said.
Doing so would cause “irreparable harm,” Pieter Nel said in papers filed with the High Court in Pretoria.
“Learners cannot be admitted to a school where they cannot be accommodated. The health and safety of current learners will be placed in jeopardy. There is no suitable remedy.”
Hoërskool Montana and Hoërskool Overkruin, both in Pretoria, lodged an urgent application in the high court on Tuesday in a bid to stop the department from enrolling more pupils at their schools. The court struck the matter off the roll on Wednesday, saying it was not urgent.