Frequent interruptions to the municipal water supply to a special needs school in Chatsworth, Durban, have severely disrupted the consistency of education, with learners suffering the acute loss of concentration by being unable to take their medication and raising hygiene and health risks for the facility’s 320 disadvantaged young charges.
The 39-year-old Damorosa Prevocational School caters to learners with special educational needs, including mild to moderate disabilities, autism, and dyslexia. The school meets the holistic development needs of children from a wide range of disadvantaged communities, inclusive of Chatsworth, Mariannridge, Demat, Welbedacht, Umlazi, Pinetown, and Hammersdale.