GDE mum on food poisining debacle
Parents upset that school failed to act sooner.
The Gauteng Department of Education (GDE) has yet to comment on or investigate a complaint from a Fairlands couple whose son became ill with food poisoning while on a school camp.
Read the initial article here: Parents outraged over alleged food poisoning at school camp
The children were supposed to go on the camp from 5 until 9 March. But on 8 March, the school informed the father that his son and approximately seven other children were on their way home because “they were sick”. When the father went to fetch his son, he immediately took him to the doctor who informed him that the boy had food poisoning. Not only was the boy prescribed strong antibiotics but as a precautionary measure he was also treated for listeriosis.
What upset him and his wife is the delay in informing the parents that their children were ill.
The school has declined to comment.
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