Predictably, the poor will suffer the carnage of schools reopening

25 June 2020 - 09:00 By jonathan jansen
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Wealthy or middle-class parents whose children are in elite schools are protected from the virus's worst effects. As usual, this is not the case for the vulnerable poor.
Wealthy or middle-class parents whose children are in elite schools are protected from the virus's worst effects. As usual, this is not the case for the vulnerable poor.
Image: Sunday Times

The government reopened its schools while we were still climbing towards the peak of coronavirus infections and now that gooey brown stuff has hit the fan. 

It was a reckless decision from start to finish.

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