Blame Minister of Education Ronald Jones for the current state of affairs at the Alexandra School, says Opposition spokesman on education, Cynthia Forde.
She said the “suffering” of the almost 1 000 students should be eased by bringing in temporary or retired teachers to fill in for the more than 30 striking members of the Barbados Secondary Teachers Union (BSTU).
Forde argued yesterday that Jones could have prevented the impasse – now in its second week – if he had acted on recommendations received more than six months ago for healing both the “strained” relationship between principal Jeff Broomes and the board of management.
She said the rifts “are militating against the continued development of the school”.
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