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Government Schools to Close Starting, Monday, March 16
Premier Alden McLaughlin has advised that after consultation with the Ministry of Education, Youth Sports, Agriculture and Lands (MEYSAL), all government schools will close starting, Monday, March 16.
In an announcement today, Mclaughlin advised, “In the wake of the recent announcement of a local confirmed case, we have made the difficult decision to suspend all school operations until further notice. The fact of the matter is that schools are hubs for large gatherings of children where it is difficult to control certain outcomes.“
Social distancing and avoiding large gatherings are best practice protection and prevention measures in the wake of the new global COVID-10 Coronavirus pandemic.
Minister for Education Juliana O’Connor-Connolly also advised, “MEYSAL and the Department of Education Services (DES) have been closely monitoring the developments of the COVID-19 Coronavirus, while adjusting business continuity operations and plans in specific response to the newest global pandemic. Some of these plans include the provision of home learning resources for all our students. We understand that these are trying times for our parents and ask that we continue to all work together towards adjusting our lives to this phenomenon.”
Schools are set to reopen on April 20, 2020 when students would have returned from the originally scheduled Easter break. Education officials will provide detailed plans to parents/guardians and continue to update the wider public as necessary.
