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Leader of the Opposition recognises ‘Super Seven’ teachers for exemplary work during Covid-19
Leader of the Opposition Jamale Pringle
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While many frontline workers have been recognised for their bravery and sacrifice during the Covid-19 pandemic, “not a drum was heard” about the painstaking work that some of the country’s educators have done to facilitate classes for students, after schools closed their doors.
On Friday, Leader of the Opposition and Member of Parliament for All Saints East and St Luke, Jamale Pringle a former teacher at the Irene B Williams, Pares, Princess Margaret and Clare Hall secondary schools – singled out seven educators for their technological initiative and continued commitment to education in Antigua and Barbuda.
Schools to return to remote learning as of today
Director of Education Clare Browne (file photo)
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All schools and educational institutions in the country – both public and private – are expected to immediately return to remote learning from today for at least the next couple of weeks.
The decision from the Cabinet of Antigua and Barbuda came days after a number of schools were forced to either close or suspend classes after some students were exposed to the Covid-19 virus through parents or others who tested positive.
In a memo to all school principals yesterday, Director of Education Clare Browne explained that the decision came after critical examination of current conditions.
Breaking News: Schools to close amid Covid fears
Social distancing assembly at Antigua Girls’ High School.
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The Cabinet of Antigua and Barbuda has taken a decision to close all schools in the country following reports of a number of students being indirectly
exposed to the coronavirus.
A source close to the Education Minister confirmed that a detailed statement in this regard is to be circulated to all principals and teaching staff shortly.
Over the past few days both the primary and secondary school in Barbuda were closed after a teacher tested positive for the virus.
The Seventh-Day Adventist Schools also took the decision to close its primary and secondary departments in St John’s after a parent of a student tested positive for the virus and another was exposed to a positive person.
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