Pupils who spoke to TimesLIVE on Monday said there was additional stress because of losing even more of the school year due to the one-week closure of schools last week.
“It gets worse when you see your parents stressing because of losing work. Their stress gets transferred to us.”“I think they should try to extend the year because Covid-19 has messed up everything. Everything is just mixed up,” he said.Tendani Nethengwe, another matriculant from Atteridgeville, said that just eight learners were present in her class today - out of a total of 19.“I wasn’t excited about going back to school. I have sort of given up ...
Department spokesperson Elijah Mhlanga said there were 163 school days left for teachers and 156 days for pupils.
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