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The plan to reopen schools at the end of the month has come under fire from parents and teacher unions alike who believe the country cannot afford to risk the lives of children in the face of a rampaging pandemic.
The Basic Education Department has extended the marking of Grade 12 exam papers due to a shortage of markers after more than 1 000 withdrew or declined, citing illness, fear and exposure to a Covid-19 positive person.
Unions mull over decision to challenge school reopening dates By Sne Masuku Share DURBAN - THE majority of teacher unions in KwaZulu-Natal are not convinced that challenging the reopening of schools scheduled to take place in three weeks time now would be a wise thing to do without a clear indication of how long the Covid-19 second wave would last. Schools in the province are scheduled to reopen on January 27. Independent schools have already delayed the reopening of schools from January 12 to January 18 in anticipation of President Cyril Ramaphosa's address on January 15 in order to establis...