The odds are against the black child
Jul 26, 2020
3 minutes
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Sandwiched between the parents calling for an extended retreat and the department of basic education marching them back to their desks, the class of 2020 is caught in an impossible crossfire. The choice before these pupils is brutal – stay home and possibly repeat their current grade next year, or enter the maw of uncertainty as Covid-19 infections escalate. Either way, the outcome is miserable for a youngster. Add to this a seemingly befuddled minister who is pushing to open schools for the benefit of poor children with no
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