Motshekga said the department has received many representations from parents and organisations since preparations for the reopening of schools got under way. IsaacPat
Minister of basic education Angie Motshekga has set June 1 as the date for resumption of the 2020 school year, starting with grades 12 and 7. Motshekga said the schools nutrition programme will also start on the same date. / GCIS / Kopano Tlape
It's back to school for grade 12s and 7s on June 1 - the cabinet and the national coronavirus command council have now ratified basic education's plan to reopen schools after a two-month break due to the outbreak of Covid-19.Basic education minister Angie Motshekga announced last night that the reopening of schools as of June 1 will go ahead as planned in a phased approach. She said the revised school calendar would be gazetted"soon".
Motshekga said the department has received many representations from parents and organisations since preparations for the reopening of schools got under way. She said to ensure that no schools operated without water, the department has entered into an implementation protocol agreement with the department of water & sanitation and Rand Water.
"We will ensure that no school goes without water. Just-in-time delivery will be made," Motshekga said.
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