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  • 1 year ago
Parents of students of the Mayaro Secondary School protested on Wednesday morning over a lack of furniture and infrastructural issues at the school.

According to the parents, forms one to three have been put on a rotational basis until the end of next week as a result.

TTUTA has supported the parents' call for furniture, however the Ministry of Education says the situation requires deeper investigation.

Reporter Cindy Raghubar-Teekersingh explains.
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00:00Over 480 students attend the Me'aru Secondary School and many classes, according to parents
00:07of the students, are with very little furniture, an issue which sparked protests action on
00:13Wednesday morning.
00:1475% of the classes don't have furniture.
00:15Upstairs, I think it's two blocks, one or two blocks, same thing, little to no chairs,
00:16little to no desks.
00:17It has an accelerated class.
00:18It probably has about 12 chairs.
00:19No desk.
00:20We would like to say to the ministry we need urgent attention to Me'aru Secondary School.
00:21Me'aru Secondary School is also in front of that.
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01:09The problems here at Me'aru and in other schools similarly suffering have the potential
01:14to cripple the education system as it is seriously affecting the teaching and learning process.
01:21Tutor concurs and supports the parents at this time because the lack of furniture also
01:28affects the teaching staff at the school.
01:32This issue is not new as it has been years since there have been replacement or replenishment
01:40of furniture at this school.
01:44In a response to TV6 News, Education Minister Dr. Nayan Gatsby-Dolley said the ministry
01:50has been made aware of the protests and while the need for schools to upgrade and replace
01:55furniture is acknowledged, she says for a school that was in full operation two months
02:01ago to immediately require 190 chairs and tables requires deeper investigation.
02:08She adds that a school supervisor has been assigned this task.
02:13Minister Dolley says a supplemental allocation to facilitate the purchase of furniture was
02:17made available to the ministry during the vacation period and procurement is being done.
02:24In the interim, the ministry has collaborated with its nursing department and COSTAT to
02:29source surplus furniture which Dr. Gatsby-Dolley says can be used to alleviate critical challenges.
02:37Cindy Raghuba Tika Singh, TV6 News.
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