Students from the Christ Church Secondary School which was devastated by a fire last Thursday are expected to return to face-to-face class sessions next Monday at the Cyril Potter College of Education (CPCE), Turkeyen.
Minister of Education, Priya Manickchand, met with some 450 parents of the affected students at the Queen’s College auditorium today to discuss alternative placement for the students in the aftermath of last Thursday’s fire at the Camp and Middle streets school.
In a telephone interview, Manickchand told Stabroek News, “Parents unanimously chose space at CPCE to accommodate the education of their children.”
Ministry of Education Public Relations Officer, Murtland Haley confirmed that the sessions are expected to commence as soon as next Monday.
Manickchand met with teachers and staff of Christ Church Secondary School last Friday to discuss the way forward. Christ Church Secondary was ravaged by a fire last Thursday that was maliciously set by a person or persons unknown. The fire has left 502 students, 39 teachers and 9 ancillary staff displaced.
The Guyana Fire Service after conducting its investigation into the cause of the blaze has concluded that it was an act of arson. Police Commander of Region 4A, Assistant Commissioner Simon McBean, told Stabroek News that an investigation into the matter is ongoing.
