Equal Education was among three organisations who said the Department of Basic Education’s plans would be 'constitutionally deficient' if it didn't address certain key issues.
"The Department of Basic Education must present clear and comprehensive plans to the public tomorrow on the reopening of schools."Equal Education , the Equal Education Law Centre and SECTION27 ahead of Minister Angie Motshekga's announcement on the phased reopening of schools tomorrow. key issues.
"It has been over seven weeks since schools were first closed. While we understand that learners’ usual access to education has necessarily had to be impacted by the Covid-19 pandemic and subsequent lockdown, the DBE is still required to ensure that the limitation on the right to basic education is reasonable and justifiable in terms of the Constitution.
Undocumented learners do not currently benefit from the child support grant, and are in need of meals that they would ordinarily receive at school. The suspension of the NSNP is a regressive measure that must be fully justified. We note that some provincial education departments have indicated that they will not have received PPE before the tentative date proposed for principals and teaching staff to return to school.
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