5 October 2019
EDUCATORS’ UNION OF SOUTH AFRICA – EUSA
NOTHING TO CELEBRATE AND NO REASON TO PRETEND!
Teachers’ Day in South Africa is just another day. Our government and other education stakeholders do not even hold this day to any importance. It is not celebrated at all. Instead teachers are the ones who get excited about this day. But we are not complaining because there is nothing to Celebrate.
During a time where teachers are killed and abused by learners, parents and department officials in South Africa – there is really nothing to celebrate for us. Otherwise it would mean we are celebrating the violence that teachers are subjected to by our education department as well as learners.
So we reiterate that this day is just the same as any other. It does not do any better to the depression that teachers are already dying from. It does not make our working environments any better. It does not stop District officials and principals from bullying us. All it does is to remind us of the abuse that which we are subjected to on a daily basis all because we chose to love the future of the children of this country.
Even courts rule that teachers can be stabbed and it’s okay. For teachers being injured while on duty is not Injury on duty! This pain that we are feeling is ignored by everyone. Instead of our employer supporting us they make us pay for SACE which we pay for them to only come and abuse us more. Even the court which are a beacon for hope for many to us they remain part and parcel of those who choose to not see our struggle.
We want the nation to know that the problems faced by our country’s education will not fade away by them ignoring the fact that teachers are the only masters of learning. While Education in South Africa is still under the capture of SADTU and the employment of teachers is facilitated politically through SGBs, our learners continue to suffer and so does the country.
It is only a matter of time until we take it to the streets because to us education is passion and we will fight to defend it!
Issued by the:
NATIONAL OFFICE:
EDUCATORS’ UNION OF SOUTH AFRICA- EUSA
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