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Teacher unions condemn groups disrupting schooling
The Basic Education Department issued an appeal to parents and communities to protect schools against disruptions, as grade seven pupils returned to the...
The president last month announced pupils across the country, excluding grade seven and matric pupils, would go on a four-week break due to fears over COVID-19 outbreaks.
Teachers and parents in various communities have been protesting over the past few weeks, calling for schools to close as infections increase.
The union's president, Alan Thompson, said this would assist in facilitating remote learning, similar to some higher education institutions.
The church's call comes in support of the South African Human Right Commission seeking the continued opening and operating of as many of the country’s schools as possible.
In a statement released on Wednesday morning, Motshekga said that meetings would be concluded by Friday.
Cosas is one of the groups calling for schools to stay closed as the country heads towards the COVID-19 peak.
Since schools resumed last month, about 2740 educators and 1,260 pupils have contracted COVID-19.
Solidarity brought the case and SA Childcare was admitted as a friend of the court.
The department briefed the state on the readiness of schools ahead of a further reopening of the sector during the COVID-19 pandemic.