WATCH | The implications of criminalising parents

CAPE TOWN - Equal Education and the Equal Education Law Centre recently voiced their concerns about the proposed Basic Education Laws Amendment Bill. 

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It highlights provisions to prosecute parents for failing to ensure their children attend school. 

What are the potential implications of  criminalising parents in cases where there may be underlying  socio-economic factors contributing to school absenteeism? 

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Legal Researcher Katherine Sutherland spoke to eNCA.