St. Margaret’s School is doing a disservice to these students

Sep 08, 2017 Letters

Dear Editor,
This is an open letter to the Minister of Education. My grandchildren attend St Margaret’s School and are excited to be going back to school. There is however, a matter of great concern to me. We found out that the Grade 6 Exam class that one of my grandchildren is in, has a temporary teacher who would be gone most of the time when university opens since she is a student there.
I have the following questions; is this situation repeated in other schools? Do we have a teacher shortage? Are there teachers still waiting to be posted to schools? Can this be fixed? This is indeed a disappointment and should not be. It is unacceptable. All students should have permanent teachers and especially at grade 6 since this is the year that they will prepare for an exam the results of which, will greatly determine their lives. Our children deserve better.
I plead with the Minister of Education to look into this matter. We must not let our children down. Those responsible for their education must insure that each child has a full time teacher in class and every student required to write national exams is well prepared. We can do better for these students. These schools must be fully staffed. We all cannot afford private schools, the majority of families still depend on public education, as a country we must do right by them.
Pamela Richmond

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