Ministry of Education invites parents to discuss return to school

The Ministry of Education, Technological and Vocational Training is inviting parents to meet with Minister Santia Bradshaw, to discuss the return to school under the ministry’s Covid-19 protocols.

The consultations will be coordinated through the Parent Teachers Associations, on Wednesday 16 September 2020 at the Sir Garfield Sobers Gymnasium.

Due to physical distancing and the need for strict COVID-19 Protocols the Gymnasium’s seating capacity has been reduced to 15 hundred.

The PTA’s will select no more than 20 of its members from each school to attend the meeting.

The Ministry has divided schools into two groups.

Parents representing schools from the parishes of St Michael and St George are invited to attend the meeting scheduled for 4:30 – 6:30 pm.

Parents representing schools in all other parishes are to attend the meeting scheduled for 9:30-11:30 am.

Parents are reminded to wear their masks and that the temperatures of all individuals entering the Gymnasium will be taken and their hands sanitized.