By KETRA KALUNGAOVER 30, 000 teachers in private schools have been left destitute after being placed on unpaid leave due to the closure of schools in the wake of the Covid-19 outbreak.Teachers’ associations and other stakeholders have called on the government to reopen schools because of the huge impact on the lives of private school teachers most of whom depend on tuition fees for survival.Government however said it was still consulting on the possibilities of reopening schools.Currently, only examination classes were opened after Government shut all schools amid Covid-19 fears in March.The National Action for Quality Education in Zambia (NAQEZ) said the continued closure of private schools had badly affected the livelihoods of about 30, 000 teachers who have been left destitute.NAQEZ executive director, Aaron Chansa said private schools were in a dilemma and needed to survive. Those that had adequate infrastructure should be allowed to re-open so that the many teachers who had been […]
COVID-19 PLAYS HAVOC WITH SCHOOLS
