GOVERNMENT has closed 43 schools in Chimanimani that were
affected by Cyclone Idai to pave way for assessments on the extent of damage to
infrastructure as well as the number of teachers and learners who are
unaccounted for.
Manicaland provincial education director Mr Edward Shumba
said 33 primary schools and 10 secondary schools had been closed.
He said the schools would, however, be allowed to open two
weeks earlier for the second term to ensure that learners catch up on the time
lost this term.
“Government authorised the closing of 33 primary schools
and 10 secondary schools on Monday due to the effects of Cyclone Idai, which
has left a trail of destruction on infrastructure,” he said.
“Since we closed these schools early, we will open them two
weeks before the actual opening date of schools. We are still working on
modalities and when the situation has stabilised, everything will be back to
normal.”
Mr Shumba said teachers and learners were failing to reach
their schools as they had been cut off, hence the decision to close the
schools.
“We are also failing to get more information from the
teachers in those schools due to poor network connectivity and some of the
teachers are missing and are yet to be located,” he said.
Government started conducting a rapid assessment of the
extent of the destruction caused by Cyclone Idai on Monday.
Primary and Secondary Education Permanent Secretary Mrs
Tumisang Thabela said 51 schools were affected in Manicaland, while 10 schools
were destroyed in Masvingo. Herald
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