Teacher unions have “cautiously” welcomed the announcement of a four-week school closure – a call they had made following a spike in Covid-19 cases in the country.
Following a week in which Basic Education Minister Angie Motshekga held several meetings with MECs, heads of department, union representatives, school governing body associations and experts, Cabinet finally made a decision on the closure. Manuel said while the union welcomed the four-week break, the union was concerned that Grade 12 pupils would only be at home for one week and Grade 7 pupils for two weeks.
“We would also want to have more time to discuss the issue of Grade 7s because we believe there are other grades that are more in the disadvantage as it is. For example, Grade 9 needs to be choosing subjects in Grade 10 and therefore, we needed to be looking at a new strategy.” Professional Educators’ Union president Johannes Motona wanted to know what informed the four-week closure decision.
National Teachers’ Union president Allen Thompson said there was a need for a weekly assessment of the situation before a decision was made for other grades to be received.
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