Eleven-year-old Grade 6 pupil Kayla Maseti and fellow schoolmates sit in specially demarcated spaces on the school's field to allow for social distancing during break at Edenglen Primary School in Edenglen, 6 July 2020. Picture: Neil McCartney .
The former DA leader spoke to News24 on Tuesday morning, and said being criticised and accused of politicking was nothing new to him. “All I am asking is for the government to simply say: ‘Let’s adjust this year’s curriculum, let’s delay matric exams, let us give matriculants devices so that they can study online and have blended learning,’ because when we have all of those things in place, we can then truly ensure that no one is left behind and we can fight the virus,” Maimane said.In his latest bid, Maimane has created a petition calling for government not to “gamble” with children’s lives .
“Poor kids rely on taxis to get to school. Now, the taxis are being loaded at a 100%. The same department of basic education came to court to argue that actually children were not really carriers of the virus. Now it is a strange thing when you realise there are now children who are dying and teachers being infected by Covid-19.
The department said it was not ruling out going to court to seek protection from those “hell-bent on obstructing schooling”. Meanwhile, the Educators Union of South Africa has called for all teachers, pupils and parents to picket outside schools every morning from Tuesday.
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