Principals and school management teams were meant to return to schools from Monday, but have been asked by the Western Cape education department to wait for Angie Motshekga's direction.
Principals and school management teams were meant to return to schools from Monday, but have been asked by the Western Cape education department to wait for Angie Motshekga’s direction.
But in a letter from the WCED to public school principals and SMTs, which News24 has seen, the department advises that principals and staff hold back as it waits for direction from Motshekga on the national situation on preparations.“We have therefore been considering the implications if it is only the Western Cape Education Department that is ready to return on Monday, 11 May 2020.
While the WCED seems to be ready to hit the ground running in preparation for the phasing-in of pupils, the province continues to see increased numbers of recorded Covid-19 cases, which may pose a challenge in the process. Schreuder said in the letter that while he was aware that teachers were keen to return to school in the interests of pupils and recovering time lost due to the pandemic, there was also a need for safety to be considered.
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