Madam Deputy Chairperson, I give notice that at the next sitting of the Council I shall move:
That the Council-
(1) notes that Cope is appalled to hear of the school rampage that occurred at Naphakade Secondary School in Malmesbury this past Tuesday, where scores of learners protested because of overcrowding at the institution;
(2) recognises that this violence is a long overdue consequence of the department's failure to honour a promise of a new school several years ago;
(3) further notes that the sharing of the same premises by the primary and secondary schools is simply unacceptable;
(4) acknowledges that the children of South Africa have the right to a safe educational environment; and
(5) believes that the MEC should take full responsibility for this occurrence and should deal with it swiftly and appropriately.