Limpopo school asks lower grade pupils to stay home to contain spread of measles and rubella

A private school in Groblersdal in Limpopo has decided that pupils in grades RRR, RR1, 1 and 3 should stay at home after they are done with their end-of-year assessments. The New Horizon Private school took this decision on Monday in a bid to prevent the spread of measles and German measles (rubella) in nearby Dennilton and surrounding areas. The school said grade R and 2 pupils should continue to come to school until further notice from their register class teachers, while grade 4 to 9 pupils would still follow their exam schedules until their last scheduled exam paper. It said the…