Parents looking for schools: Do you look at social media?

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"A trauma shared is a trauma halved", said Stacey Norman as she spoke about her Easter lunch recently. Stacey shared that during this meal, her partner's mother inquired about his son's future high school. Nick Tatham said that he hasn't started looking for schools for his one-year-old yet but thinks he should. Stacey asked the parents of KZN what they look for when it comes to education facilities, be it primary, high school or even tertiary education and we heard a few unique answers!
4 Apr 2024 English South Africa Society & Culture · Personal Journals

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