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The first day at school was a day of frustration for a number of Gauteng parents as they demanded placement for their children in schools closer to their homes and not township schools. The Gauteng Department of Education says children have been placed in schools however, parents have refused to accept placement. Gauteng Education MEC, Matome Chiloane, has requested that parents accept placement for their children in township schools and says, those schools are society’s backbone. Meanwhile, disgruntled parents stormed Johannesburg West District Office, demanding placement for their children in specific schools. Fleurhof parents, claimed that their children are being rejected places in schools in walking distance and have had their children placed as far a Diepsloot, 37km away.

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