Monday, September 1st, 2008...2:34 pm
Gustav Aftermath: ‘Schools’ opening delayed
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Chief Education Officer, Jasper Lawrence said some schools will not open on Wednesday as scheduled due to significant damage associated with Tropical Storm Gustav.
Mr. Lawrence said the Ministry is now in the process of compiling a list of those schools.
He said the schools would resume on a phased basis.
He said the Office of Disaster Preparedness and Emergency Management (ODPEM) is also trying to relocate those persons being sheltered in schools, as soon as possible.
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September 2nd, 2008 at 12:05 pm
mi tort at first, that it was h’all a hoax.mi was on de rumh’all over de weekend. rolling aboot h’an h’all dat,. den it suddenly occurred to me, dat dis is it man !!! storm damage at de scool wot a catostrophy………………………dem
matilda
September 3rd, 2008 at 1:14 pm
Whereas one can empathize with the destitute or affected persons, one wonders for how many more years we are going to repeat the same unproductive cycle of using our schools as shelters. As an educator, I am legitimately concerned about the impact that this has been having on the education of our children, even though there are other factors, not the least of which are violence, largely dysfunctional families, severe poverty and a lack of appreciation for education. This is the most blatant demonstration of how much as a nation we value education! Look at “the Campions”, “the Immaculates” and “the Ardennes”,( among others), that are virtually unscathed by either natural, family made or societal disorders and see how they compare to other schools where basically the same kinds of teachers are who get blamed for failure in the system but hardly any praise for our hard work.
We NEED our schools to be used as schools. Use less money on some of these “white elephant” stadia and some to make shelters before the next school year starts but don’t forget to repair the schools, in the process.
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