Parents of students at the Roxborough Secondary School are today up in arms with the shuffling of their children throughout different classes without their permission.
They say a school official warned students on Monday, that they obey his instructions or face suspension. Upset parents contacted TV6'S Elizabeth Williams and here is that report.
00:00The issue that is affecting my child is him being moved from one class to the next in this last term that he have to do promotion tests, right?
00:15The reshuffling of the students right now in this last term, that is what is baffling me.
00:24The changes parents want to see simply are not happening.
00:28Parents state they need more attention paid to fixing the school's outwater parents, engaging students in agricultural science and growing of crops and better facilities for sports.
00:41Another parent told TV6 News the constant moving of her child from class to class weekly is now affecting her child mentally.
00:49She's scared. She's scared to lose contact with her peers in a sort of a way as they work together as one to keep them challenged to be at the top of their class.
01:03She's confused as the person did not give them a timetable or any sense of direction as to what is next.
01:15When she did listen to and go to other classes, she was chased out by other form teachers.
01:23The matter is also not sitting well with PTA President Sharice Ings-Macknight.
01:29The concern of the parents is that in reshuffling them at this stage, the teaching of each class may be at different levels, even though they are being taught the same thing.
01:41So therefore reshuffling now changes the scheme of work that each student would have to function under.
01:47It's going to hold back some. It may progress some.
01:51So it's really and truly being able to tell the parents or at least address the parents cordially in order for us to function.
02:00At the end of the day, both teachers and parents function hand in hand.
02:03Tutor Tobago Officer Brayden Roberts told TV6 News the issue has been long-standing and was brought to the attention of the Division of Education.
02:14I have been getting reports and not only from Rocksworth secondary school, you know they are schooled operational issues.
02:21And the allegations are coming forward. I have got some complaints from our teachers.
02:25I have brought those concerns at division meetings, with conversations, with supervision as well.
02:35However, the response is not what I would have expected.
02:40If we don't treat some of the issues at our schools, we're going to have the effects on our students.
02:45TV6 News contacted Education Secretary Zareisha Hackett on the matter.
02:50She said the school supervisor would investigate the issue as the school falls within her remit.
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