Teachers' unions and school governing bodies want Basic Education Minister Angie Motshekga to delay the re-opening of schools by at least a week.
They raised their concerns at a virtual meeting with Motshekga on Saturday night where, Eyewitness News was told, that she confirmed most schools in the country were not ready to resume teaching and learning.National Teachers Union president Alan Thompson said on Sunday it wouldn't be practical to re-open schools on Monday.
"We are of the opinion that schools are going to be the epicentre of COVID-19 simply because no thorough preparations were made to make sure that schools are clean. The National Association of Governing Bodies’ Matekanye Matekanye is also urging parents not to send their children to school if the request to postpone resuming the academic calendar wasn't granted.
Prepare or unprepare is not going to be safe because this is pandemic. To the Safeway is qaurantine the patients to separate virus and human.
brilliant idea! One student in a class!
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