The Ministry of Education says that there was a high turnout of teachers yesterday despite a call by the GTU for a day of isolation in the face of rising COVID-19 numbers.
In a press release, the Education Ministry said that an average of 74 per cent of teachers turned out at the 84 per cent of the schools from which the ministry has received data.
According to the MoE, it has been monitoring the situation with the schools. It said that it has given the necessary support and guidance to teachers, parents and the school administration. Further, it said, “today, the second week of the new school term began with 74% of our teachers in schools actively teaching despite calls to stay away from classes by observing an ‘Isolation Day’. This figure represents 84% of schools for which the Ministry has received data at this time”.