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NASSAU, BAHAMAS Following another incident of students ingesting marijuana edibles on Thursday, education officials said they are closely monitoring what may be a new trend.
Police said several students on Eleuthera fell sick on Thursday after reportedly eating “marijuana-laced cookies”.
Reports indicated that the edibles were shipped from New Providence via a mailboat to Rock Sound.
Although the students attended Preston Albury High School, the matter did not occur on the school’s premises.
Marcellus Taylor.
Education Director Marcellus Taylor told
Eyewitness News that while the latest matter did not occur on a school campus, education officials have taken steps to address the serious concern surrounding the use of drugs with students.
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NASSAU, BAHAMAS Bahamas Union of Teachers (BUT) President Belinda Wilson said COVID testing of teachers and students is critical for a safe, full return to face-to-face learning.
“Whether you are going to use the hybrid model or the face-to-face model for everyday instruction, how do you get them back into school, into the classroom, in a safe manner?” Wilson asked.
“Those are our concerns. A safe manner for us means that you would have the opportunity for students and teachers to undergo COVID testing.
Bahamas Union of Teachers (BUT) President Belinda Wilson. (FILE PHOTO)
“We also would like to ensure that the schools are cleaned and sanitized and disinfected, and also that the support staff, specifically the janitorial staff, they would have had the correct training as to how to properly clean in a COVID environment…”
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