Basic education minister Angie Motshekga says 582,000 staff at public and private schools will be vaccinated between Wednesday and July 8. File photoBasic education minister Angie Motshekga is at the receiving end of criticism after she reiterated calls for schools to reopen full-time amid fears about the surge in Covid-19 infections.
Briefing the media at the weekend, the minister said the department was doing all it could to avoid a “academic disaster”. She said Covid-19 infections at schools must be treated on a case-by-case basis and must not be nationalised. “While there are disruptions at our schools, we remain fairly stable. This week we reported 100 schools were disrupted. We have more than 25,500 schools in the sector, which means 25,400 schools remain stable.“We are of the view that schools must remain open. In saying so, we are not insensitive to the concerns raised about the rising infections.
Motshekga said 582,000 staff at public and private schools would be vaccinated between Wednesday and July 8. General workers in schools and employees at the department of education provincially and nationally will also receive the vaccine. She said the department had two months to prepare for the reopening of schools and they were at different stages of readiness to reopen.
The ANC government doesn't care about its people. They are not even hiding it. We are the ones who refuse to see it.
In fact the current curriculum is a disaster
She's right Politicians kids can afford to stay at home - kids from poor households, the majority in this case, will suffer significantly in the long term if we interrupt schooling
Either way she would have been criticised. Bottom line is that kids need to go to school. Especially the kids of the poor that everyone seems to be so concerned about..
The minister seemsmisinformed, it's wiser to minimize school activities for the remainder of the term, hence mobility will be reduced over the next 8 weeks ie including planned holidays. 2ndly temperatures are likely to improve thus conditions become less favorable for covid
We have a Job and University disaster as we speak...
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