A stand-off between pupils and teachers which has led to three days of no learning at a school in KwaMashu, Durban, has finally come to an end
However, a visit by KwaZulu-Natal MEC for education Kwazi Mshengu on Wednesday seems to have diffused the tensions.
“Pupils believe all students and teachers must be tested and show their results to prove they are negative before entering the school, but that is not what the department of health says,” Mshengu said, after a meeting with student representatives and teachers. However Mshengu said because the department of education has lost a lot of time due to the virus, a decision was taken that all close contacts be tested immediately and not quarantined for 14 days before they are tested.
Pupils at Nqabakazulu High School in KwaMashu agreed to go back to classes after a three-day boycott.He attributed the three days it took to identify pupils and teachers who require testing to disruptions that had taken place at the school and announced that there will be an investigation into pupil allegations that they were assaulted and shot at with rubber bullets by the police.
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