EDL3703 ASSIGNMENT 1 SEMESTER 1

EDL3703 ASSIGNMENT 1 SEMESTER 1 EDL3703 Education Law Student No,: Assignment: 1 Unique number: Unknown Legal Opinion on Discipline, Punishment and Human Right at Schools. A. The following acts provide the legal framework for school discipline: • The Constitution of the Republic of South Africa, 1996 (hereafter Constitution); • The National Education Policy Act 27 of 1996 • The South African Schools Act 84 of 1996 (hereafter Schools Act) • The Children’s Act of 2005, • The provincial acts of the respective provinces (in this case KwaZulu-Natal province). Chapter 2 of the Constitution (the Bill of Rights) and the provisions in the Schools Act that pertain to discipline is discussed in full hereforth. B.1. School Discipline and the Bill of Rights: The Constitution is the supreme law of the country and therefore all law, including education legislation, regulations and school policies ma