By Mia Anthony
Another parent, Candace Martindale, has taken to social media to express her outrage at the decision taken by the Allied Arts Unit judges to disqualify her child’s entry into the regional Children’s Mashramani Poetry Competition.
The poem was titled “Dear Minister” and dealt with a teacher’s working conditions.
Dear Minister
Not even a greeting, No “miss how are you? or “Miss how you doing?” Is a big red line next to my name/ they think this East Bank traffic easy/ plus I need some extra sleep on a morning/ especially with this big belly (pants and walks around on stage angry)/ Yuh know wuh, fuss lemme charge this fan/ then I’m gonna write a letter to Minister Priya Manickchand (grabs bag, sits with pen and book)