Abazali abalabantwana abafunda ezikolo ezizimeleyo bathi bafuna uhulumende ayekele izikolo lezi zisebenzise ikhalenda eyehlukileyo kulaleyo ayethule liviki, bethi abafundi kulezi zikolo bebefunda ebulenjini ngoba zivuliwe kusukela ngoZibandlela.
Isinqumo esithethwe nguhulumende sokuvula izikolo mhlaka 15 Mbimbitho lo22 Mbimbitho zivalwa mhla ka 4 Nhlangula asiphathi kuhle abazali abalabantwana abafunda ezikolo ezizimeleyo ezingekho phansi kukahulumende, besithi ababo abantwana bebevele befunda ebulenjini kusukela ngoZibandlela.
Umnunzana Taungana Ndoro isikhulumeli sogatsha lwezemfundo uthi ukukhitshwa kwekhalenda kutsho ukuthi izikolo zonke elizweni kumele ziyilandele.
“Ikhalenda ekhitshiweyo okusemthethweni ngumabhalani ayivumeli izikolo ziphambuke kiyo. Nxa bebefunda ebulenjini bengaqubeka njengalokhu ikhalenda ekhitshwe ngumabhalani.”
Umzali olomtwana ofunda esikolo esingekho ngaphansi kukaHulumende uNkosikazi Sukoluhle Ncube uthi abavumelani lalesi sinqumo.
“Uhulumende kumele akunanzelele ukuthi amaprivate schools abesenza ama online lessons ngakho kunzima ukuthi sivumelane lokuthi izikolo zivulwe abantwana badinga ukuphumula and ifees sibhadele. Ngezinye indlela sikubona kungcono ngoba kuyethusa amathuba okuthi abantwana babanjwe ngumkhuhlane weCovid. Thina sikwazi abantwana bevala mhlaka 31 March njalo njalo sihlangabezana le Holiday okutsho ukuthi kumele baphumule ngekhefu.”
UPride Mzinja ongumfundi esikolo esingekho ngaphansi kukaHulumende uthi lokhu kuzakhama abazali emalini.
“Sesiyibonile iSchool calendar ekhitshwe yigovernment asivumelani layo ngoba thina asizange sama ukufunda saqhubeka silokhe sifunda even kule lockdown asizange sivale njengama government schools. Khathesi sekuzaba nzima kubazali bethu becabangele phambili itransport and iSchool fees siyadula, lathi besesithabile ukuthi sesizahamba kuma Easter holidays.”
Unkosikazi Sanele Dube umbalisi esikolo esizimeleyo uthi kuqakathekile ukuthi umtwana aphumule.
“I calendar ke siyayibona inde kakhulu kubantwana esibafundisayo. Njengababalisi uyabona ukuthi abantwana sebesidiniwe, kungakho ikhefu liqakathekile ukuthi umtwana aphumule kodwa le i calendar itsho ukuthi phose ingxenye yomyaka abafundi bazabe bese clasini akulanto ezaphuma ngoba abantwana bediniwe.”
Umphathisikolo wesinye isikolo esizimeleyo koBulawayo owesabe ukuthatshwa ilizwi njalo okhethe ukuzibiza ngokuthi nguSibanda uthi balokhe bephakathi kokukhulumisana lohulumende mayelana lokuvula izikolo.
Uhulumende wethule umbiko wokuba izikolo zivulwe ngezigaba ezimbili, lapha okuzaqala abafundi abaloba imihloliso lonyaka abazuvula mhlaka15 Mbimbitho. Kuthi abanye bonke abafundi bavule mhlaka 22 Mbimbitho.
Izolo uhulumende wethule omunye umbiko ovela kunobhala wogatsha lwezemfundo uNkosikazi Tumisanga Thabela exwayisa izikolo ezizimeleyo ukuthi zilandele isinqumo esithethwe nguhulumende ngoba zingayekela ukwenza njalo ulakho ukuzivala.
