DA Urges Gauteng Education Department to Mandate Enhanced Safety Measures for School Outings

The Democratic Alliance in Gauteng is calling on the provincial Department of Education to mandate schools to implement comprehensive safety measures during outings, following the tragic passing of Latoya Temilton, a Grade Seven learner from Laerskool Queenswood in Pretoria, who drowned during a school excursion. Although the DA acknowledges the department’s decision to initiate an independent investigation into the incident, Sergio dos Santos of the DA expresses deep concerns about the overall safety of school outings, emphasizing the need for urgent measures to address the issue.