It is extremely alarming that the Ministry of Education has failed to identify the measures which its officials intend to implement to protect the teachers and students of Regions 1, 2,7, 8 and 9.

I would like the Ministry of Education to publicly state what resources have been provided to the District Education Officers and teachers of Regions 1, 2,7, 8 and 9 to facilitate their safe travel to remote areas in those regions to supervise and in some instances enforce the existing health guidelines.

Are the students in Region One not writing the National Grade Six Assessment 2020 on July 1 and 2, 2020 and assuming they are writing the assessment, what is the Ministry of Education doing at this late stage to adequately prepare them for it?

Why were there no classroom interactions for NGSA students in Region One when all other Grade Six students were in their classrooms working with their teachers from June 15, 2020?

In my view, the lack of classroom interactions places the Grade Six students of Region 1 at a severe disadvantage and hence the Ministry of Education must come up with a suitable approach which will benefit the children of Region One.