maternity leave for school girls
2 November 2006
It will be premature for the KwaZulu-Natal Department of Education to
comment on the issue of maternity leave for school girls as the Council of
Education Ministers is currently in the process of drafting a policy on teenage
pregnancy.
We need to point out that the issue was raised by a member of the public at
the Teenage Pregnancy Summit, a consultative forum organised by the KZN
Department of Education to get input from the public. We believe that teenage
pregnancy is a social matter that needs to be addressed by all parties.
Therefore we invited amakhosi, izinduna, teachers, parents, religious leaders
and Non-Governmental Organisations (NGOs) to express their opinions on the
matter at the forum, which would guide us in drafting a teenage pregnancy
policy.
Enquiries:
Christi Naude
Tel: (033) 355 2453
Fax: (033) 342 0275
Cell: 083 262 8829
E-mail: christin@kznedu.kzntl.gov.za
Issued by: Department of Education, KwaZulu-Natal Provincial
Government
2 November 2006
