Fire disrupted classes at three schools today.Two St George schools, St Judes Primary School and Cuthbert Moore Primary School, were closed as well as The Lodge School in St John. In a press statement, the Ministry of Education said the heavy smoke from the fires was impacting the school environs.The statement also said the ministry will inform the public of the schools’ reopening following the assessment by fire officials and the environmental health team.
Frederick Smith Secondary School will remain closed for all students on Monday, March 13, 2023. However, members of the athletics team are still expected to report to Harrison College at 9 a.m. on Monday for the BSSAC Field Meet. The school, located at Trents, St James, closed early last Thursday because of a shortage of staff and did not reopen the following day as Chief Education Officer Dr Ramona Archer-Bradshaw …
Face-to-face classes will resume at the Parkinson Memorial School tomorrow Monday, February 6, the Ministry of Education, Technological and Vocational Training has announced.
Last Wednesday, some students and teachers on a particular block at the school complained of feeling unwell and had to seek medical attention. This resulted in the closure of the Pine, St Michael facility last Thursday and Friday.
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Concerned citizens condemned parental figures for inciting violence among school children. Last week Friday during the launch of the Olewus Bullying Prevention Programme at Frederick Smith Secondary School, Chief Education Officer Dr Ramona Archer-Bradshaw said she was disappointed following the reports that parents were encouraging their children to carry weapons to school for protection. “This practice needs to stop. Weapons have no place in school and I urge parents to …
In traditional Barbados, the phrase ‘stop picking on me’ was often heard in exchanges between children or even adults engaged in a spat. The ‘noise’ would come to a quick end with a stern rebuke from Ma or Pa or another no-nonsense adult.
Somewhere along the way we have lost our ability to bring a quick - non-violent - end to