Schools' state of readiness to reopen during the Level 4 lockdown hangs in the balance yet again as teacher unions continue to raise what they call 'gaps' in an updated report received from the Department of Basic Education.
Schools’ state of readiness to reopen during the Level 4 lockdown hangs in the balance yet again as teacher unions continue to raise what they call ‘gaps’ in an updated report received from the Department of Basic Education.
This, however, did not happen because some provinces, such as the Eastern Cape, were still not ready to start the process, while Gauteng and the Western Cape reportedly indicated that they were. Manuel said the department was expected to report back to unions on Tuesday and provide clarity on issues raised at the meeting on Monday.Manuel said there needed to be a deadline by which all provinces should be ready.
National Teachers’ Union deputy president Allan Thompson said the union was also concerned that there was a “gap between the rich and the poor, where those who have will continue to benefit and those who do not have will suffer”. “But in the vast majority of schools, you find a problem that they are, for example, still waiting to be supplied with water. They still have schools that were torched and vandalised which up to now, we have never received a report that says those schools are ready to admit learners,” said Thompson.
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