Mapou private school holds classes despite closure order
By the AFREEQUE newsroom, based on Defimedia
Northfields International School, a private school in Labourdonnais, Mapou, held classes on Tuesday and Wednesday despite a government order to close schools for safety reasons. Inspectors from Mauritius’s private education authority, accompanied by police, intervened to request the school’s closure and the pupils’ departure, Defimedia reports.
Northfields International School, a private school in Labourdonnais, in the locality of Mapou in Mauritius, held classes on Tuesday and Wednesday despite a government order to close schools for safety reasons, Defimedia reports. Primary and secondary pupils were present on Wednesday.
Inspectors from the Private School Education Authority, accompanied by police officers, went to the school to request its closure and the departure of those present. Defimedia reports that the government had ordered schools in Mauritius to close.
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