Frederick Smith Secondary teachers to hold urgent meeting with Ministry

Amid reports of a serious incident that occurred at the Frederick Smith Secondary School on Thursday, the Ministry of Education has disclosed that there will be no school for most students at the St James institution on Friday.
Staff are expected to meet with ministry officials instead.
In a statement issued late Thursday, Chief Education Officer Dr Ramona Archer-Bradshaw informed there would be no classes for students in Forms 1 to 5. However, all Upper 5th students writing the Caribbean Examinations Council (CXC) English A exam are still required to report to school to sit that test.
“This closure is to facilitate an urgent meeting with members of staff and the Ministry of Education,” she said.
While no details of the reason for the meeting were given, Barbados TODAY understands it was prompted by an incident involving a female student.
(BT)