EDL3703 Assignment 1 (DETAILED ANSWERS) Semester 1 2026 - DISTINCTION GUARANTEED

EDL3703 Assignment 1 (DETAILED ANSWERS) Semester 1 2026 - DISTINCTION GUARANTEED - DISTINCTION GUARANTEED - DISTINCTION GUARANTEED Answers, guidelines, workings and references.. Question 1 [20] 1.1 Discuss the constitutional requirements for just administrative action (refer to the relevant section). (6) 1.2 List and briefly discuss the basic elements of procedural fairness (found in common law and also in statute) which a school has to comply with when a learner is faced with disciplinary proceedings. (10) 1.3 Briefly distinguish between substantive and procedural fairness. (4) Downloaded by Pied Zulu () lOMoARcPSD| Question 2 [15] 2.1 Discuss the rules found in the South African Schools Act 84 of 1996 regulating random drug testing at schools. (15) Question 3 [5] 3.1 What is the difference between “school professional management” and “school governance”, and who is responsible for which function in the school context? (5) Question 4 [10] The following statements are either True or False. Briefly substantiate your answer for the choice that you make. 4.1 A public school is a juristic person that participates in legal activities through its functionaries. (2) 4.2 Local governments are autonomous sphere of government and play an important role in co-operative government. (2) 4.3 Children have all their rights protected in a separate section of the Bill of Rights. (2) 4.4 Corporal punishment was abolished in South Africa due to learners’ right to confidentiality and dignity. (2) 4.5 In Matukane v Laerskool Potgietersrus 1996 (3) SA 223 (T), the court dealt with the alleged discriminatory admission policy and the code of conduct of a public school. (2)