The Educators Union of SA (Eusa) has called for the closure of all schools in the face of what it describes as an increase in Covid-19 infections among pupils and teachers, according to TimesLive.
Eusa spokesperson Kabelo Mahlobogwane said schools were contributing to the resurgence of Covid-19 as safety protocols were being ignored.
He was quoted as saying: ‘It is a known fact that almost all schools do not have PPEs while cases of infected learners are increasing tremendously.’
Mahlobogwane added: ‘With Gauteng, Free State and the Eastern Cape having declared that they have reached the third wave, it is inevitable that the whole country will follow soon. KwaZulu-Natal, Mpumalanga, North West, and the Western Cape have been reported to also be experiencing sustained increases over the last few weeks.’
Eusa said that more than 70% of schools in the Eastern Cape and Limpopo still did not have running water, and that this put the lives of teachers and learners at risk as they could not wash their hands.
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