Classes at the Stella Maris Primary School have resumed following a signed agreement between the school’s administration, the Guyana Teachers Union and the Ministry of Education.
This agreement was signed in response to a sit-in by teachers on Thursday morning, in protest at the poor condition of the schools. And according to this agreement, all uncompleted rehabilitation works at the school will be finished by October 31. This includes the replacement of the guttering systems and the addressing of all electrical related matters. Also mobile blackboards that will serve as screens to separate classrooms will be supplied.
A senior teacher at the school said that the repairs will be completed in phases. She said that on Thursday the debris had been removed from the school since that was one of the immediate concerns of staff members. However, when Stabroek News was on the scene, this newspaper observed some students playing with a piece of wood with several nails. On Wednesday a student of the school had to seek medical attention after her foot was pierced by two nails on a piece of wood while she was playing. The student is currently at home recuperating.
When this newspaper visited the school yesterday, it saw some workmen working on a trestle to accommodate the water tank. However, there was still no running water on the school premises.
Meanwhile, the school’s PTA was scheduled to have a meeting yesterday where the progress of the school was to be addressed.
