Teacher unions said they had given Angie Motshekga their three-page document on school closures on Saturday and were surprised when she called for the document on Sunday.The country’s five teacher unions were flabbergasted on Sunday night when deputy basic education minister Reginah Mhaule and a task team comprising five education MECs asked them for proposals on why schools should be closed.Mhaule informed the unions of the meeting at 8.45 on Sunday night.
The education MECs making up the task team included Kwazi Mshengu from KwaZulu-Natal, Panyaza Lesufi , Debbie Schafer , Wendy Matsemela and Polly Boshielo .“What shocked us is that the task team introduced by the deputy minister were asking for the consolidated proposals that we gave the minister on Saturday.He said they were told the task team would examine consolidated proposals by the unions and then make recommendations to Motshekga, which she would table before the cabinet.
They proposed that matric pupils return on August 17 and that different modes of teaching be used to help them while they are at home should be prioritised. Other grades should return at the end of August, subject to a review based on the situation regarding the spread of the coronavirus.According to Machipi, the task team was expected to meet them again later on Monday.
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