Education minister says schools will reopen for Grades 7 and 12 on June 1, and she cannot guarantee that “no one will die”
with them reopening. And, while she cannot guarantee that nobody will die, people must have access to education.
On Tuesday, Motshekga said the department relied on the advice of medical experts led by the department of health to inform its plan to open schools. In a joint statement last week, teacher unions said only two provinces had indicated they were ready for the reopening of schools. She said it was difficult to make guarantees that people will be safe when they return to school that the department was doing everything to protect people by putting the necessary safety measures in place. “I cannot guarantee anything. People are rightfully anxious and therefore we have to work with them but I have no reason to doubt [provinces] just because I cannot make guarantees.”
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