Teachers union reiterate call for educators to be next in line for vaccines Public school teachers returned to work on Monday to prepare for the official re-opening in two weeks’ time, many facing the reality of losing their colleagues to the virus. FILE: A classroom at the Ga-Rankuwa Primary School, north of Pretoria, on 26 May 2020. Picture: @Lesufi/Twitter. 49 days ago JOHANNESBURG - Teacher Unions have reiterated their call for educators to be next in line after healthcare workers to receive jabs of the lifesaving COVID-19 vaccines. Public school teachers returned to work on Monday to prepare for the official re-opening in two weeks’ time, many facing the reality of losing their colleagues to the virus.