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Provincial Gazette for Northern Cape No. 2295, 09 September 2019, Vol 26, Page 53
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Page No. 5 of 11,
Notice No. 96,
South African Schools Act (84/1996 » Call for Comments on Notice for Code of Conduct for Members of the School Governing Bodies
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PROVINSIALE KOERANT, 9 SEPTEMBER 2019 No. 2295 53 (5) A member may not disseminate false information or unsubstantiated allegations via any means whatsoever including any social networking sites about the governing body or any member of the governing body, the school, a parent, a learner or any staff members at the school. 5. General Code of Conduct for members of a school governing body (1) A member of a governing body must - (a) at all times conduct himself or herself in a manner that will promote the best interests of the school; (b) conduct himself or herself at all times in a manner that will bring credit to the governing body of the school; (c) conduct himself or herself in a responsible and sensible manner in the performance of his or her duties as a member of the governing body; (d) only perform governance related duties to the best of his or her ability; (e) ensure that the work of the governing body is carried out lawfully and in accordance with the Constitution of the governing body; (f) conduct himself or herself at all times in a respectable manner; (g) disclose any information that relates to his or her conduct, especially in respect of the National Register of Sex Offenders (NRSO) compiled in terms of the Sexual Offences and Related Matters Amendment Act, 2007 (Act No. 32 of 2007), or any other Acts relating to offences committed against children and which information may not have been known to the school prior to the member's election or appointment. Any member who fails to disclose such information shall, after due process being followed, vacate his or her seat immediately upon such information becoming known to the school or the department; (h) conduct himself or herself at all times in a manner conducive to the smooth running of the school and of the meetings of the governing body; (i) adhere to the provisions of the Constitution of the governing body as set out in section 18 of the Act; (j) exercise care to ensure that he or she protects the property of a school; (k) act with fidelity, honesty, integrity and in the best interest of the public school when administering, controlling and managing the property of the school; and (I) In writing, excuse himself or herself if he or she is unable to attend two (2) consecutive ordinary meetings of the governing body, failing which he or she will no longer be eligible to be a member of the governing body. (2) A member of a governing body must - (a) conduct himself or herself in a manner that promotes the professional management of a school or with any educator's performance of his or her duties; (a) conduct himself or herself in a manner that promotes the work of a member of staff in the performance of his or her duties at the school; (b) ensure the implementation of decisions that were duly adopted by the governing body; (c) refrain from interfering with learners during any school activity or do anything that may be construed as interference with learners during a school activity. Any conduct in furtherance of the member's responsibilities as a member of the governing body during a school activity will not be construed as interference; (d) refrain from conducting himself or herself in a manner that may harm the relationship of trust between the governing body and the school; (e) refrain from any action which may bring him or her and /or the school into disrepute or in any manner whatsoever harm the good name of the school, the governing body or any member of the school community. 5
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