Education dept caned for saying no face masks for ‘rich’ kids
30 April 2020 - 07:00
By Prega Govender
Image: 123RF / maridav The department of basic education is being criticised for saying children from privileged schools are not entitled to cloth masks.
A teacher union and a governing body association have blasted the basic education department for refusing to provide cloth masks to pupils attending so-called wealthy schools.
They say this backtracking shows the department "doesn’t care" about quintile 5 kids.
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