{"id":211577,"date":"2019-07-13T06:00:00","date_gmt":"2019-07-13T04:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/germistoncitynews.co.za\/211577\/ensuring-a-warmer-winter-for-learners-in-wheelchairs\/"},"modified":"2019-07-12T16:04:46","modified_gmt":"2019-07-12T14:04:46","slug":"ensuring-a-warmer-winter-for-learners-in-wheelchairs","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/develop.citizen.co.za\/germiston-city-news\/news-headlines\/2019\/07\/13\/ensuring-a-warmer-winter-for-learners-in-wheelchairs\/","title":{"rendered":"Ensuring a warmer winter for learners in wheelchairs"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>As temperatures drop in winter, those in wheelchairs run the risk of developing frostbite on their feet or possibly hypothermia.<\/p>\n<p>Knowing this, staff members of Ithembelihle Lsen School donated money to run a sock drive at their school on Friday morning to bring warmth to learners in wheelchairs this winter.<\/p><div class=\"stream-item stream-item-in-post stream-item-inline-post aligncenter\"><\/div>\n<p>\u201cWhen a learner develops frostbite and it worsens, it develops into blisters, which over time require the child to be admitted to hospital,\u201d said Leonor Ngozi, principal of Ithembelihle Lsen School.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cOften times, severe frostbite ends up looking like burn wounds.<\/p><div class=\"stream-item stream-item-in-post stream-item-inline-post aligncenter\"><\/div>\n<p>\u201cThe health of our learners is a priority and we want to avoid that this year.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The sock drive afforded 144 learners two pairs of socks each to keep the frostbite at bay, and forms part of the school\u2019s 67 minutes in celebration of Mandela Day.<\/p>\n<h4><strong>ALSO READ:\u00a0<\/strong><\/h4>\n<h4><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/germistoncitynews.co.za\/211309\/children-learn-new-skills-in-the-kitchen\/\" target=\"_blank\">Children learn new skills in the kitchen<\/a><\/strong><\/h4>\n<h4><strong><a 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