DBE moves to clarify circular about teachers who wont vaccinate
In response to the report, department spokesperson Elijah Mhlanga said the article had created confusion and fear among educators.
“The purpose of Circular 4 of 2021 was to provide guidance regarding the operational requirements for educators employed in terms of the Employment of Educators Act of 1998 following the implementation of the Basic Education sector Covid-19 vaccine programme. The circular also serves as a guide to managing vulnerable employees in the context of the current pandemic,” he said.
At the close of the vaccination programme in the sector, more than 517 000 education staff out of 582 000 had received their vaccines. “The department has strongly recommended that education sector personnel should get vaccinated, but at no stage did the DBE seek to compel employees to be vaccinated. In fact, the circular says that ‘it respects the rights of educators who opt not to be vaccinated on constitutional, religious, cultural, comorbidity or medical grounds’,” Mhlanga said.
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