Environmental issues concerns

A decision is to be made today on whether students of the Luther Thorne Memorial Primary and Ann Hill schools will be returning to classrooms there come next week.

According to General Secretary of the Barbados Union of Teachers, Herbert Gittens, it hinges on the findings of a walkthrough of the institutions in the morning, with education officials.

Teachers at both schools staged protests last term, over what they deemed unsafe and unhealthy conditions.

The Ministry of Education commenced remedial work at both compounds, which continues over the ongoing Christmas break.

Mr. Gittens says following a meeting with education officials, it was decided a tour to get a firsthand look at the progress of those works, would be best.

The union is calling for continued monitoring and maintenance of school compounds, as Mr. Gittens notes there are ongoing concerns relating to the Lester Vaughan and Lawrence T. Gay Memorial schools.

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