SA Gov News reports that a Department of Employment and Labour (DEL) Occupational Health and Safety (OHS) inspector has closed a school following a proactive inspection that took place on Friday at Sigonde Primary School in Musina, Limpopo.

In a statement on Monday, the DEL said the school was found not to be compliant with the OHS Act of 1993. The Act specifies that if the state of a building threatens or is likely to threaten the health and/or safety of persons then the building should be prohibited with immediate effect from being occupied or continued in use. Among the reasons for the building being prohibited was that a number of classes had bats on the classroom roofs, which posed a danger to the health and safety of persons and might cause sickness, diseases and possible death. When conducting the inspection, the inspector learned that 50 learners had been absent from school on 24 May 2022 as they had reported being ill due to the infestation resulting from the bats. Educators alleged that snakes were killed on a weekly basis as they were attracted by the bats in the classrooms. The department said that a mobile classroom utilised by the Grade 2 learners was the only class that was still functioning and that the school would remain closed until corrections are made.

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