Measure may imperil pupils’ chances of obtaining matric exemptions, SGBs association warns
THOUSANDS of children across the province will lose out on a week of schooling from tomorrow after the KwaZulu-Natal Education Department decided to close schools that have been earmarked as voting stations.
Several organisations, including the Electoral Commission of South Africa (IEC), have questioned this decision, saying it would have a major impact on learning and teaching, especially where mid-year exams were under way or about to start.
The IEC’s provincial communications spokesperson, Thabani Ngwira, confirmed that 3 754 schools and ECD centres would
