The service delivery protests in Alexandra resulted in learners losing eight days of school, says Gauteng MEC of Education Panyaza Lesufi.
He said Alexandra was generally a peaceful area with few interruptions to schooling. But the most recent spate of protests caught the department off guard and “affected the schools big time”. Lesufi said the department, with the help of private groups, organised tutoring and extra classes over the weekend to cover the learning material.But in education, when you miss it, you miss it… you become disorganised and we have to get the learners back in rhythm. With a lot of disruptions in between, you can imagine what it does to the whole education system,” Lesufi told the panel.He urged communities to “fight their battles” but leave learners out of it.
Including SADTU?
I thought it was common knowledge that it is?
You mean like when SADTU teachers are striking.