In 2013, Michelle Saffer was denied a fee exemption by the Western Cape education department and the Fish Hoek High School because the school governing bodies would not accept single parents fee concession if they failed to get their former partners to submit details of their annual income. This piece, published by the Mail & Guardian on 13 May 2016, is about her protracted battle with the Western Cape education department and the school’s governing body over its refusal to grant her a partial fee exemption.
Fee Relief for Single Parents
