EXCEL BEETHAM PRIMARY DISMISSED AGAIN

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Classes were dismissed early today at Excel Primary School following another electrical scare. TTUTA, the Trinidad and Tobago Unified Teachers Association is calling on the Ministry of Education to intervene; the Minister says the matter will be dealt with as all complaints are.

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00:00 After the electrical issue causing interruptions in teaching at the Excel

00:05 Primary School in Beetham Gardens was rectified, tutor president Martin Lumpkin

00:10 tells us there was another incident today. Sparks were emanating from an

00:16 exposed electrical wire. They also smelled smoke emanating from parts of

00:24 the buildings. The principal immediately disengaged the breakers, the main

00:31 breakers, and informed the Ministry of Education. As a precaution, school was

00:39 dismissed. He recounts the January incident which led to a month-long

00:44 disruption of classes. The school was affected by an electrical issue not too

00:54 long ago and as such the electricity was disconnected by TNTEC. During that

01:04 period, teachers were forced to teach under hot and sometimes and unbearable

01:13 conditions for part of the day. With just weeks before the secondary entrance

01:20 examination, anxiety is starting to build. Tutors calling on the Ministry of

01:26 Education to intervene in the quickest possible time and to ensure that there

01:35 is minimal disruption and loss of teaching and learning. In response to our

01:43 query, Education Minister Dr. Nian Gatsby-Daly says quote, "The MOE's

01:48 intervention in rectifying infrastructural issues at schools is

01:52 routine. This was but one of a number of issues reported at schools nationwide

01:58 today. It is not unusual and will be dealt with as they all are." End quote.

02:04 Arvashi Tiwari, Rupnarayan TV 6 News.

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