Unions demand safer classrooms
Thursday, May 14, 2020
This is in light of recent attacks on teachers, and BOSETU said it was concerned about the safety of its members in the classrooms. BOSETU wants the Ministry of Basic Education (MoBE) to take immediate action to ensure a safer working environment for teachers.
Reading the riot act to the ministry, BOSETU said MoBE should impose strict disciplinary measures against errant students.
It highlights the need to protect rights such as access to clean water, education, healthcare and freedom of expression.President Duma Boko, rightly honours past interventions from securing a dignified burial for Gaoberekwe Pitseng in the CKGR to promoting linguistic inclusion. Yet, they also expose a critical truth, that a nation cannot sustainably protect its people through ad hoc acts of compassion alone.It is time for both government and the...