Department calls for schools to close ahead of ‘severe weather’
Severe weather is predicted throughout the province today.
The KwaZulu-Natal Department of Education has asked schools to send learners home, as furious weather conditions loom.
A memorandum was issued today by Head of Department, Enock Vusumuzi Nzama, asking schools to send those learners not writing examinations home.
“Those who are writing must continue with their planned sessions and be released immediately after finishing. Where possible, parents must be informed to collect their children to ensure safe return home. We are asking all schools to release their pupils because of the weather warning. If the weather doesn’t prove to be bad, that’s fine, but it is better to act proactively,” he said.
In Endumeni, Uelzen Primary has closed and those who utilise private transport will need to be fetched. School buses left to take learners home at 11.20am. Parents are urged to contact their children’s schools to determine if their children have been sent home or not.
Over 100 millimetres of rain have been recorded in the district since last Friday. Severe storms have been predicted for KZN today.
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