Students of Eden Lodge and Good Shepherd Primary School have settled into their new learning environments following their relocation to three temporary sites according to Deputy Chief Education Officer with responsibility for schools Julia Beckles.
During a press conference with members of the media held at the Sharon Moravian Church in St Thomas after 11 a.m., Beckles who was accompanied by ministry officials, reported that children at all three sites, Westbury Primary, Mount of Praise Wesleyan Holiness Church and Sharon Moravian Church were settled in perfectly.
However, she noted some challenges this morning at Eden school where the students were to be collected and taken to the other sites, with the first bus expected to leave at 7:30 a.m. to cut down on the traffic time and the additional trips to be made. Beckles said several students got to the site after the designated meet up time which caused a delay in the meet up time for the first bus to move off and come back for the other students.
She said discussions were made to improve these operations.
“We have already begun the conversations about how we can improve this and, of course, part of it would have to be some kind of adjustment in the times because we want to be able to sync the arrival of parents with their children with the buses so that we don’t have the rush and the delays that were experienced this morning,” Beckles stated.
Assistant director of the Education Technical Management Unit (ETMU) Janelle Nembhard provided an update on Eden Lodge Primary, noting that the trees were cut down and removed. She said the ETMU also conducted the repairs to the sewage system and two smoke tests were completed to find out where the leaks were and to determine if any further repairs were needed.
She added that environmental testing was completed by the Ministry of Health officials and the Environmental Protection Department, with test results to be submitted to the Ministry of Education.
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