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WESTERN BUREAU:
The Jamaica Independent Schools Association (JISA) is appealing to the Government to provide direct financial support to private-school students whose parents’ earning power has been affected by the COVID-19 pandemic.
Speaking to
The Gleaner on Monday, JISA President Dr Faithlyn Wilson said that such assistance would help to prevent students from being displaced by having to enter public school because their parents cannot afford private-school tuition fees.
“I really think the Government should consider providing some financial support to children who are enrolled in the private-school system, where their parents’ income has been impacted by COVID-19. We are not asking them to help the schools, but rather, we are asking them to help the children, because they have a responsibility to ensure the children’s education,” said Wilson.
WESTERN BUREAU: With 20 of the Jamaica Independent Schools Association’s (JISA) 150 member schools having reopened during the just-ended school term, the organisation is looking forward to more of its private schools resuming classes in the upcoming January term. While the exact number of private schools to be reopened could not be ascertained, JISA President Dr Faithlyn Wilson told
The Gleaner on Monday that that move would depend on how well the global COVID-19 pandemic is controlled at that time. “In relation to our readiness for the opening of schools, the communication we have gotten so far suggests that 20 private schools have already reopened, and there are a number of others that intend to reopen in January. The only caveat on that would be on whether there is a spike in COVID-19 cases in January, so we have to be monitoring that,” said Wilson.