By Obakeng Maje

Olifantshoek-Northern Cape Department of Education took a drastical steps by opening schools classes at Olifantshoek before all schools in the province.

This is been caused by unrest situation and delay the area experienced last year when the residents boycotted against the mayor and preventing learners for attending classes in the process.

“We will open schools before scheduled time in Olifantshoek because of the unrest we experienced last year where schools were not running for six months” said provincial spokesperson Sidney Stander.

“We have align some “team building” exercise for teachers and learners who were traumatised by the whole debacle” Stander said.

Department of Education has brought more mobile classes to help the situation as they outlined that no student will be moved to the next grade as they didnot write any exams.

The area will experience a backlog especially for grade 1s.