Pressure is mounting on basic education minister Angie Motshekga to close schools
Another teacher union, the National Professional Teachers' Organisation of SA , on Tuesday night added its voice to those of Sadtu andNaptosa executive director Basil Manuel said in a statement that its National Standing Committee met on Tuesday before a scheduled meeting between unions and the ministry on Wednesday, and it was decided by the union that schools should no longer keep their gates open.
“Having considered all the available information, the NSC decided that Naptosa should call on the minister, as unfortunate as it will be, to close schools, as per the advice of the WHO [World Health Organisation], until the peak of the pandemic has passed,” Manuel said. He said the NSC was also aware that a “substantial number” of schools haven't yet opened, and there was also a battle to keep those schools that had opened, open.
However, Manuel was adamant that this was not tantamount to calling for the abandonment of the school year, as this would be “as irresponsible as keeping schools open in the period lying ahead”.
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