The schools that are not ready to re-open on Monday are mainly in water-scarce districts of Zululand, Umkhanyakude and Ugu. He said those schools will remain closed and will only be opened once they are fully compliant with Covid-19 regulations.
“Given the work done over the past month, the Department of Education in KwaZulu-Natal is now ready to welcome learners from tomorrow 8 June 2020. We have made efforts to respond to all the non-negotiable requirements and held consultative engagements with stakeholders in the education sector. In all the endeavours we have put in place, the priority is the safety of educators, learners and all involved in the school management,” he said.
“This will entail conducting a risk assessment, which entails contact mapping, tracing and screening. Based on the extent of exposure, a decision will be taken to either close or decontaminate. Out of 6 148 Schools, it is pleasing to report that over 6044 schools are now ready to re-open tomorrow because all the non-negotiables have been met. A total of 104 schools are not yet ready and will, therefore, have a delayed opening,” he said.
KZN MEC for Education Kwazi Mshengu said the decision to not reopen the schools that are still lagging behind was taken after consulting with teachers unions. The unions were previously adamant that these schools should not be left behind.
Bunch of hypocrites. Sad but it's true. With a government like ours , south africa will never succeed.
What about the kids from the 104 schools? How are they going to catch up? The R1,5 billion Tax Revenue lost because of the ban on Tobacco could have been used to fix these schools and the time Gov. wasted on arguing and defending their crazy bans used to fix the schools on time.