The MEC was speaking during a visit to Ga-Rankuwa Primary School on Tuesday where he was inspecting compliance ahead of its reopening.
As Gauteng schools prepare to reopen on 1 June, the provincial education department says it is concerned about a mining area on Johannesburg’s West Rand, where more than 160 miners have tested positive for Covid-19.
Grades 7 and 12 pupils are expected to be the first to return to school from 1 June after being at home for more than 50 days. Lesufi pointed out that the education sector was only involved in the cleaning of schools and that it had issued R15,000 to each school for this purpose. “We went to the school nutrition centre because that’s an area where we are very worried, because that’s where the movement will take place. So, we want to be sure of social distancing [ and] availability of water so that people can clean and wash areas because there are strict protocols on when to prepare the food and ensure the facility is clean,” said Lesufi.Ga-Rankuwa principal Ernest Boikanyo said preparations were finalised on Tuesday morning.
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