Close down schools, void the school calendar year - Bosetu

Teacher trade union, Bosetu has called upon government to void this school calendar year once and for all, to save thousands of learners from impending corona infections.

In a statement Bosetu says In view of recent COVID – 19 surge in our country, the increased rate of local transmissions, the vulnerability of our school environments, as well as the consequent closure of schools within Greater Gaborone, the organisation calls upon government to immediately close all educational institutions while the current spike is being monitored.

Bosetu also urges government to extend the 2020 academic to April 2021 to enable students to adequately cover the syllabus.

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