Parents threaten school boycott over Mobile toilets, ‘We need R27 billion to fix schools’ – Education MEC
Health-e News Parents threaten school boycott over Mobile toilets, ‘We need R27 billion to fix schools’ – Education MEC As the Gauteng Education Department faces a R27 billion backlog in school occupational health and infrastructure, parents at a Soshanguve primary school in Tshwane threaten to keep their children home, saying conditions of temporary mobile toilets at the school pose a health and…
Parents at Rivhoningo Primary School in Soshanguve, Gauteng, are threatening a school boycott over the use of unhygienic mobile toilets that have become a health and safety risk for learners. The school's main toilets became blocked and unusable in 2023, forcing about 700 students to rely on 13 temporary plastic toilets. Parents claim the service providers responsible for waste removal are not servicing the toilets regularly, and there are no water taps near the facilities for handwashing.
Three girls have been treated for urinary tract infections at the nearby clinic this year, with parents fearing lasting health effects. A resident of the nearby area also expressed concerns about the smell and flies affecting nearby residents. The Gauteng Education Department has announced a R27 billion infrastructure backlog in school occupational health and infrastructure, prioritizing schools facing emergencies, but parents claim they have not received any assistance yet.
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