Cabinet adopts wholly inadequate Learner Transport policy
31 May 2015
This week Cabinet approved a totally inadequate National Learner Transport Policy, bypassing Parliament in the process.
The DA believes that all children, no matter the circumstances of their birth, should be aided in any way possible to access quality education. This policy does not seek to do that and should be revised.
The policy is supposed to put learners first through guidelines for effective, efficient and safe learner public transport services.
There are however some crucial omissions from the policy, including: