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Podcast: First Take SA
Episode: Pestolozzi Trust filed ConCourt challenge against the BELA Act
Description: The Pestalozzi Trust, a homeschooling civil rights group, has filed a Constitutional Court challenge against the Basic Education Laws Amendment Act, known as BELA. The organisation argues that Parliament did not allow sufficient public participation during the law-making process. The BELA Act, signed into law last year, introduces reforms like mandatory Grade R and stricter regulations on school admissions and homeschooling. For more, Elvis Presslin spoke to Pestalozzi Trust spokesperson, Chris Cordeiro