Limpopo's Provincial Coronavirus Command Council (PCCC) has accused some teachers of submitting fake doctor's certificates, on their vulnerability to Covid-19 because of comorbidities, to avoid returning to work on 6 July.
In a statement released after its meeting on Sunday, the council said education authorities had received more than 700 applications from teachers to be exempt from attending school due to comorbidities, but only 400 had been granted.
'Concerned all schools will not be ready'
All teachers and pupils are expected to return to school on 6 July, as positive cases of Covid-19 stand at 14 in schools in the province.
To meet the challenge, a rotational model of teaching in about 80% of schools would be adopted, meaning that some pupils may attend classes on specific days of the week.
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Parliament's Portfolio Committee on Education was also briefed about schools reopening last week.
