Parents’ concerns mount as public schools set to open Farrah Saville
Picture: iStock Survey shows that 53% of adults think schools should not reopen until the current situation with Covid-19 improves.
Lack of communication, information, and clear guidelines from the Department of Basic Education have left parents concerned about sending their children back to school on 27 January 2020, as South Africa is firmly in the grip of a second wave of Covid-19 infections.
In President Cyril Ramaphosa’s address on Monday, he said the department was set to meet with the National Coronavirus Command Council (NCCC) on Tuesday for further discussions around the opening of schools.