Education experts are undecided about unions’ demand to close schools
Some education experts have joined the growing calls for the government to shut schools until after SA’s expected Covid-19 infection peaks have passed.
Prof Vimolan Mudaly, of the University of KwaZulu-Natal’s School of Education, believes schools should close immediately. “I’d rather our children lost a few more months than their lives. Learning is lifelong and we can always get back to where we left off in March,” said Mudaly. “I would support closing all schools until the danger has passed, but this will widen the gap between the advantaged and disadvantaged learners,” said Wood.
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