, EDL3703 Assignment 1 (COMPLETE ANSWERS)
Semester 1 2025 - DUE 17 March 2025; 100%
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The governing body of Hoërskool Erasmus, east of Bloemfontein
was forced by the provincial department of education to accept
42 black English-speaking learners in 2014. The governing body
contends that it is an exclusively Afrikaans school and was
bullied into accommodating the learners even though it did not
have the necessary capacity to provide for them. The governing
body held a meeting to discuss the matter with its members
and has decided to challenge the department in court. As a
paralegal, the chairperson of the governing body of Hoërskool
Erasmus approaches you for advice in this matter. Write a legal
opinion in which you comprehensively evaluate the governing
body’s chances of success in its proposed legal battle with the
provincial department of education. (25 marks) If you are
submitting a handwritten assignment, then we will accept the
Harvard style (in text) method. The length of your assignment
should not exceed 2500 words in total (approximately five (5)
typed pages in 1,5 line spacing)
Legal Opinion on Hoërskool Erasmus v Provincial Department
of Education
1. Introduction This legal opinion evaluates the prospects of
success for the governing body of Hoërskool Erasmus ("the
Semester 1 2025 - DUE 17 March 2025; 100%
TRUSTED Complete, trusted solutions and
explanations.
MULTIPLE CHOICE,ASSURED EXCELLENCE
The governing body of Hoërskool Erasmus, east of Bloemfontein
was forced by the provincial department of education to accept
42 black English-speaking learners in 2014. The governing body
contends that it is an exclusively Afrikaans school and was
bullied into accommodating the learners even though it did not
have the necessary capacity to provide for them. The governing
body held a meeting to discuss the matter with its members
and has decided to challenge the department in court. As a
paralegal, the chairperson of the governing body of Hoërskool
Erasmus approaches you for advice in this matter. Write a legal
opinion in which you comprehensively evaluate the governing
body’s chances of success in its proposed legal battle with the
provincial department of education. (25 marks) If you are
submitting a handwritten assignment, then we will accept the
Harvard style (in text) method. The length of your assignment
should not exceed 2500 words in total (approximately five (5)
typed pages in 1,5 line spacing)
Legal Opinion on Hoërskool Erasmus v Provincial Department
of Education
1. Introduction This legal opinion evaluates the prospects of
success for the governing body of Hoërskool Erasmus ("the
