Teacher unions received notice early on Wednesday morning indicating that their meeting would be cancelled and Motshekga would be consulting within the sector. schoolsreopening
Basil Manuel, executive director of the National Professional Teachers Organisation of SA , said it was critical that the minister met with the teacher unions on Wednesday.
“We hope common sense will prevail because we have so much to discuss, like the rationale behind our calls as teacher unions to close schools for the peak, we also want to discuss how to save the matric year,” he said. “We have our views and we want to share them because we are not just saying schools must be shut down without a plan. There are many things that we need to discuss, like how long do we close, when do we return, because these are all the things we don't know right.
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