Since schools opened, some have been registering cases of the deadly virus with both teachers and students testing positive. In some instances, the teachers who had tested positive had mingled with other teachers but contact-tracing was not done, which made others get even more concerned that the spread will be rampant.
The Monitor has learnt that the Monday meeting will make some recommendations to the Ministry of Basic Education on how the situation should be handled or call for a shutdown of schools. “We are waiting for reports from our Health Safety, which is compelling it and our representatives from different schools to make reports on school readiness and confirmed cases in schools. The reports will help us to advise the Ministry on how best the issue could be handled. If the reports show that things are not looking good as we had thought then we will advise that schools be closed temporarily so that new strategy be made. Yes, we have been told about cases at Letlhakane Senior School, Sefhare Junior Secondary School and New Xade Primary School. At Sefhare we have written to the District Health Team(DHT) to express our displeasure on how they are handling the cases,” BOSETU secretary-general Tobokani Rari said on Saturday.
