FILE PHOTO: A worker walks past safely spaced desks following safe distancing measures amid the spread of the coronavirus disease outbreak, at the Seshegong secondary school in Olivenhoutbosch, South Africa, May 28, 2020. REUTERS/Siphiwe Sibeko
The plan for grades 7 and 12, the last years of primary and secondary school respectively, to return on Monday backfired after teachers’ unions and governing associations urged school staff to defy the government order, saying schools did not have protective equipment to keep educators and pupils safe.
“The Council of Education Ministers was concerned that, in some provinces, personal protective equipment for learners in particular had not been received and some schools had not been made ready for the arrival of teachers and learners,” it said.
Bloody idiots
ANCMustFall
Nice to see one country putting kids and safety first.
No. The ANC om has no idea what they are doing and communicated a blunder after the communist party who rules is said no way for education. Why? Because in 26 years they still don’t have water and toilets at schools because the ANC stole all the money. Please ANCMustFall
2nd wave barrelling thru right now & picking up speed
Sflecce - Be careful! we want to move forward BUT we need to be smart. Learn from others ahead of us and keep in mind that we still DO NOT know all about this virus.
South Africa should open bars, nightclubs and churches first to evaluate whether its COVID-19 containment strategies have worked then schools last.
Julius_S_Malema ur the man🔥