Reducing physical distancing at primary schools is only a proposal at this stage - govt | News24

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Reducing physical distancing at primary schools is only a proposal at this stage - govt | News24

The Department of Basic Education says plans to reduce physical distancing at primary schools have not yet been formalised, and public debates around the issue are "premature".

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(1970) Congresswoman Shirley Chisholm, “I Am For the Equal Rights Amendment.”

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