WITH just a week to go until Grade 7 and 12 learners return to the classroom under level 3 of lockdown, preparations are underway at schools across the country to ensure the safe return of pupils, come 1 June 2020.
On Monday the KZN Provincial Education Department temporarily postponed the return of School Management Teams and teachers to Thursday, 28 May.
This follows the assessment of cleaning and delivery of PPE to schools.
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“It has since been discovered that although a sufficient quota of PPEs has been delivered to districts and circuits, it has not yet been transported to schools where it is needed most,” said the Provincial Department in a statement.
The postponement, however, does not apply to circuit managers and principals, who are key to ensuring delivery and receipt of PPEs at school level.
The doors of learning were shut as the country went on lockdown from 27 March in a bid to curb the spread of Covid-19, which has to date infected 22 583 South Africans and claimed the lives of 429 people.
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As the country markes day 60 of lockdown, delivery of personal protective equipment is underway, school desks are being deep cleaned and spaced out, in line with the social distancing protocols of a 1.5m distance between pupils.
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