In a statement, Sadtu said it would hold a virtual meeting with its national executive committee to discuss an urgent response on how to better deal with the high Covid-19 infection rate in the country.
After that meeting, Sadtu will hold a press briefing to give feedback.
The briefing comes at a time when parents and guardians, teachers and pupils are anxious about the further reopening of schools as SA reaches its peak of Covid-19 infections, having recorded 287,796 cases so far.