Basic education minister Angie Motshekga says the school system is currently 'breathing through the wound'.
Motshekga said she anticipates “drama” and “more stress” when all other grades return to school on August 24.
According to the minister, to manage the challenge of space, schools will implement a rotational timetable that will allow for adequate social distancing in line with health protocols. Motshekga said this year's curriculum would be trimmed down to cover only about 70%, with the remaining 30% carried over to 2021 and 2022 if it could not be finished in time.
“Since March up to now, they have not been going to school. For me, it’s a disaster. Even when we had trimmed the curriculum, we still won’t be able to claw back what we lost. So it’s a disaster.”said many parents have not taken the option of home-schooling, even though the department has made it available.
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