The teacher shortage in the country’s public shcool system came to a head yesterday when frustrated teachers of the Dame Doris Johnson High School walked out of their classrooms.
Education officials said complaints of shortages in the school’s maths, science home economics and technical drawing departments were not unique as the problem exists nationwide.
A number of schools across the country share Dame Doris’ complaints of over-crowded classrooms.
Some classes have between 35-40 pupils.
Permanent Secretary in the Ministry of Education, Creswell Sturrup, said that the sit-out was premature as the Ministry was working as hard as it could to redeploy teachers in the various schools.
Source: Rupert Missick, The Tribune
