The unions have threatened to strike if basic education minister Angie Motshekga keeps schools open
Education sector unions and other stakeholders are calling on basic education minister Angie Motshekga to suspend schooling until after the Covid-19 peak, threatening to go on strike if she declines their request.
Some parents welcomed the reopening as they have had to juggle working from home and looking after their children during the national lockdown. Sadtu general secretary Mugwena Maluleke said the pandemic has led to “pandemonium in the education sector”. These included commitments to fumigate and disinfect schools; provide proper toilets; reduce class sizes; provide soap, sanitisers and masks; and screen pupils, teachers and support personnel.
National Teachers Union president Allen Thompson supported Sadtu’s stance and accused the department of downplaying the extent of positive cases at schools. “We are going to tell Motshekga that we are no longer prepared to compromise with our lives. If she doesn’t respond positively that schooling must be suspended, we will withdraw our members from school,” he said.
United States Latest News, United States Headlines
Similar News:You can also read news stories similar to this one that we have collected from other news sources.
Sadtu resolves that schools close until after Covid-19 peakEvidence on the ground showed that there was no effective teaching and learning at schools during the current conditions, the biggest teachers'union said.
Read more »
Close schools until after the Covid-19 pandemic peaks: SadtuThe SA Democratic Teachers Union on Tuesday called on the government to close schools countrywide until after the Covid-19 pandemic has reached its peak.
Read more »
WATCH LIVE: Ramaphosa's address on SA's strategy to curb rising Covid-19 infectionsRamaphosa's address follows a number of meetings of the cabinet, the national coronavirus command council (NCCC) and the president's co-ordinating council, the presidency said.
Read more »
Covid-19 storm hits: SA to remain on level 3 lockdown as alcohol ban, curfew reinstatedPresident Ramaphosa has announced the country will remain on level 3 lockdown, but regulations will be tightened to ease pressure on the country’s healthcare system and slow down the spread of the coronavirus. alcoholban Covid19inSA cyrilramaphosa
Read more »
Unpacking the myths and misunderstandings in the Covid-19 vacuum - The Mail & GuardianThe basics of epidemiology will help explain why some of the believable but incorrect propositions about the pandemic are wrong.
Read more »