Don’t blame the poor bus service for the tardiness of some schoolchildren, says one head of a secondary school.
Instead, said acting principal of Grantley Adams Memorial School, Major Andrew Skeete, in most cases the fault rested with the youngsters and some of the parents.
Yesterday, Skeete defended the Transport Board, stating that in spite of its present constraints, it had been very good to the Blackmans, St Joseph school.
“I would say to you that we don’t have a major challenge . . . . Whenever we make contact with the Transport Board, they are ready and willing to assist Grantley Adams. We have asked them for a late bus, they said the Bathsheba bus would come into the yard and pick up those children staying back doing extracurricular activities. You would have your off days, which have been few, but so far the transportation system is reasonable,” Skeete said.
On the other hand, he noted that the majority of times when students strolled in late was as a result of them deliberately lingering in the bus stand.
The educator said that having noticed the trend, they had reached out to some parents but were met with excuses, while others claimed they were unaware. (SDB Media)
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