President Cyril Ramaphosa has assured parents that schools will not re-open until all safety measures have been put in place. kgmadisa
“Everyone who is a key role player, be a parent, a school governing body member, a teacher or a government official should be able to have the correct information about the state of preparedness of each school. It is our collective responsibility to ensure that the learning environment is safe.”
“Parents want reassurance that the necessary precautions should be in place to adequately protect learners. The safety of our youngest citizens from a health and physical perspective is not negotiable. It is our foremost priority. He said that the government was delivering PPEs and ensuring there were water and sanitation services in place. Ramaphosa said learning would take place under strict conditions with a limited number of pupils.
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