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Reoccupation of Queen’s College further postponed – Education Ministry
Moves towards the reoccupation of Queen’s College have been further postponed, according to a statement issued yesterday by the Ministry of Education.
The Ministry in its statement sought to “advise teachers, students, parents and other stakeholders of the development as it relates to a shift system arrangement which was instituted following a reported flea infestation at Queen’s College”.
According to the statement, “based on the advice received from both
the Ministry of Health and the Ministry of Agriculture, the reoccupation of Queen’s College has been further postponed to facilitate further treatment to the building and the compound.”
As such the current arrangement, that is the shift system, will be extended, the statement said.
Moreover, the Ministry of Education says it will continue to ensure that the inconvenience to the affected students of both Queen’s College and Richard Ishmael is minimized.
An attempt to address the unusual situation had seen the Education Ministry securing the services of Rentokil. The pest control organization was early last week tasked with spraying the Camp Road, Georgetown, educational institution for the third time since the alleged infestation surfaced two weeks ago.
This development had inherently forced the Ministry to institute the shift system arrangement which saw Queen’s College’s operation being diverted to Richard Ishmael Secondary School. The shift system was being touted as a means to help reduce the loss of school hours.
Students and teachers of Richard Ishmael Secondary are currently operating from 07:30h – 12:15 hours while students and teachers of Queen’s College are accommodated between the hours of 12:30 and 16:30 hours Monday through Friday.
It was initially anticipated that the arrangement would have lasted the remainder of last week – an announcement that was made ahead of a meeting with parents of the affected students last Monday.
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