Keep Grade R pupils at home for now, says KZN Education Department
The province has taken a decision to only accept Grade 6 and Grade 11 pupils on 6 July
THE Department of Education in KwaZulu-Natal has asked parents to keep Grade R pupils at home until further notice.
In a circular issued on Thursday, the provincial department said only Grades 6 and 11 pupils would return to school on Monday.
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‘Grade R pupils must remain at home and await further advice,’ said KZN Department of Education’s Head of Department, Dr Enock Nzama.
This follows the national Department of Basic Education’s (DBE) announcement on Thursday that only grades R, 6 and 11 would return to school next week.
Minister of Basic Education, Angie Motshekga, said other grades will be phased in during July.
‘We will adjust the reopening phases based on the risk-adjusted strategy,’ said Motshekga.
‘This is a considered attempt to balance our approach to school reopening, taking into account all factors that affect the work we do.
‘We are guided by the rising numbers of community transmissions throughout the country.
‘We recognise that schools are based in communities, and learners live in the same affected communities and, therefore, a careful balancing act must be maintained.’
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