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TimesLIVE reports that amid preparations for the return of grade 12 pupils, a member of the school governing body (SGB) of Hillview High School in Pretoria might have unknowingly brought the coronavirus onto the school premises.
The school's principal, Margareth Phalane, issued a circular to parents on Monday, informing them that they had learnt on Sunday that the SGB member had since tested positive for the virus. The circular indicated the following: “The member was in close contact with the principal, one general worker and another parent SGB member. The member is admitted at the Steve Biko hospital with (sic) stable condition. Principal, general worker and the SGB member are in self-isolation as per head office health service advice.” District officials have since recommended that the school not reopen for grade 12 pupils on 8 June as planned, but to shut down for another 14 days. The school’s administration block, where the infected member was present, will be re-sanitised during that time.
- Read the full original of the report in the above regard by Naledi Shange at TimesLIVE
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