Zim schools reopening
Zimbabwe’s Government has threatened schools with de-registration for flouting the directive on when schools will open.
In a statement seen by Savanna News, Minister of Primary and Secondary Education Cain Mathema said his ministry will de-register schools that open earlier than 28 July, 2020.
In a notice Mathema said there were reports that some private and independent schools have already reopened schools.
Savanna News publishes the full statement on reopening of schools by Mathema below:
Following reports that some private schools and independent colleges have started re-opening schools, the Ministry of Primary and Secondary would like to reiterate that the date for the start of the phased re-opening of schools still remains 28 July 2020.
Furthermore, the Ministry would like to remind parents, guardians, learners and all stakeholders that the country has adopted a phased approach to re-opening, with learners writing examinations in 2020 being the first to be allowed back.
The Ministry would like to warn some authorities of Trust schools, Private schools and Independent Colleges that flout the directive that it will not hesitate to de-register their institutions should they continue to defy Government directives on the re-opening of schools. Please, none of us must endanger anyone’s life and health during this COVID-19 pandemic.
Schools have been closed since March when the government ordered a national lockdown, in order to combat the Covid-19 pandemic.
Recently the government announced that the exam writing levels will be first to return to school.
June 2020 examination candidates started writing on 30 June with the examination period for O-Level ending on July 20, while the A-Level sessions which began on June 30 will end on July 23.
The decision to write June exams this year was met with resistance considering the fact that most schools and colleges were being used as designated quarantine centers for the Covid-19 pandemic for returnees from abroad, who risk bringing in exported cases or Covid-19.
zim schools reopening