Hundreds of learners had to be sent home early yesterday after their schools were flooded with poo water.
The three schools affected are Helderberg Primary, Bishop Lavis Primary and Bishop Lavis High.
Mom Sarah van Wyk says she the high school informed her of the flooding.
“At first I received a text on one of the WhatsApp groups that said: ‘The drains at school are overflowing and the bathrooms are also not working,’” she says.
“The principal decided to dismiss the learners for the day as it is a health risk for everyone.
“A teacher then called me and I went to the Bishop Lavis Primary school and the teachers told me about drains which are flooded but I didn’t actually see the water, only in Helderberg I could see the water.
“There were still other kids in the school waiting for their parents to fetch them because some were still at work, no one could have known that would happen.”
At Helderberg Primary, the caretaker told the Daily Voice that all the places where children play were covered with vuil water.
“There was no way we could keep them in school with the poo water.
“The water is on the playground and not in the classrooms.”
WCED spokesperson Millicent Merton says: “I can confirm that learners had to be sent home this morning (Monday) due to a sewage problem in the area which caused flooding.
“Municipal workers have been attending to the problem.
“The problem is expected to be resolved by tomorrow morning and if all goes well, the learners should be able to go back to school tomorrow.”