The department of basic education is two weeks away from phasing in other grades but teacher unions are still worried, given what transpired when some grades returned earlier this month.
The Eastern Cape education department was forced to close 196 schools after they reopened earlier this month. “If provincial departments have battled to deliver material for one grade in primary and high schools, how are they going to deliver for five additional grades in primary and two additional in high school?” Manuel asked.
“We do not support the notion [of phasing in other grades]. We are weighing our options right now on what it is that would have to be done before the end of June to make sure we convince the department otherwise, or block the phasing in of grades because we do not have a response system as yet to say what [we should do] should there be an outbreak.
Professional Educators’ Union president Johannes Motona said the department seemed to continue to prioritise saving the academic year instead of saving lives, deviating from its own standard operating procedures on safety.
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