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  • 1 year ago
One 2nd year class at Hope Anglican School has been without a teacher at the start of the new academic year. Parents and guardians are calling on the Division of Education to intervene and fix the issue. More in this Elizabeth Williams report.
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00:00School open, first two weeks, children have been home.
00:03I contacted the school supervisor, Mr. Roachford,
00:07and I asked him concerning the issue.
00:10He told me that Monday, which is the last Monday gone,
00:15they're supposed to have a teacher.
00:16So within the Thursday, Friday, the teacher
00:18will be at the school.
00:20Monday, send off my granddaughter to school.
00:23No teacher.
00:24As of today, no teacher.
00:27Ms. Bacchus told the TV6 News, parents
00:30are now being told they may have to keep their children at home.
00:34Last night, next note come in on the chart
00:37stating that the children will have to stay home.
00:39I might be for two weeks until, which is ridiculous.
00:44Ms. Bacchus is calling on the relevant authorities,
00:47including the education division, to do better.
00:50My grandchild is home, not getting education.
00:52I'm trying my best at home, but I have to go to work.
00:56My daughter have to go to work.
00:57I am not saying the school is a kindergarten.
01:00I'm not saying the school is a daycare,
01:02but something has to be done.
01:05When contacted, Education Secretary Zerisha Hackett
01:08told the TV6 News that the Division of Education
01:11understands the concern regarding
01:13the absence of classes for the children in second year
01:17since the beginning of the new academic year.
01:19Secretary Hackett said the vacancy
01:22arose after a teacher requested a transfer, which
01:25the Service Commission approved effective September 2nd, 2024.
01:30In an effort to fill this position,
01:32DTEC reached out to recently retired teachers
01:36to have them hold on in the interim, but all declined.
01:40This week, the division received the Anglican Board's
01:43recommendation for a suitable candidate,
01:46an essential requirement for government-assisted schools
01:50to ensure compliance with the Concordat
01:52and is now in the process of submitting this recommendation
01:56to the Teaching Service Commission for approval.
01:59The division says it is committed to promptly resolving
02:03this matter along with the other instances of staff shortages
02:08at a few other schools to ensure that students receive
02:11the quality education they deserve.
02:14Elizabeth Williams, TV6 News.
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