Schools declare readiness to resume classes

4 Sep 2020
ADEQUATE measures informed by World Health Organisation (WHO) guidelines have been put in place to ensure schools and colleges reopen safely in the proposed phases without risking a spike in Covid-19 infections.

This was corroborated yesterday by school heads who said they were not expecting any major challenges with the handling of classes and public examinations.

National Association of Primary Heads (NAPH) chair Mrs Cynthia Khumalo said it was all systems go for Grade Seven classes and examinations.

In keeping with social distancing rules, the classes would be broken into smaller groups handled by additional teachers already employed at schools, while examinations would be taken from more classrooms and spacious halls to minimise chances of spreading the virus.

“In our case, we are only talking about Grade Sevens, so all the available teachers will be assigned to teach the few Grade Sevens from more classrooms.

“It is the same thing with boarding schools. There will not be any congestion in boarding facilities because only a few kids are coming.”

“For the Grade Ones to Six, we are waiting for direction from the Government,” said Mrs Khumalo.   – TheHerald

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