Hundreds of students yesterday returned to school for face-to-face classes including those from Grades 8 and 9 who had been home for months because of COVID-19 restrictions.
With schools returning to physical classrooms for most grades during the Easter Term, this newspaper visited some schools and observed that as mandated by the Ministry of Education (MoE), students were wearing face masks as they engaged each other. However, some students could be seen wearing their masks below their nose. During the morning, students who had to board public transportation were seen along the roads, masks on and in their uniforms.
According to posts by the MoE, students turned out to attend classes across the regions. When this newspaper visited St Joseph High, Queen’s College, Tutorial Secondary, St Pius Primary, North Ruimveldt Multilateral Secondary, New Campbellville Secondary, East Ruimveldt Secondary, Brickdam Secondary, Dolphin Secon-dary, Carmel Secondary and Rama Krishna Primary, scores of students had turned up for face-to-face classes.