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Back to school - Stabroek News

If all goes according to the plan outlined by Minister of Education Priya Manickchand last weekend, public schools will reopen their doors to students in grades 10, 11 and 12 on Monday for an adjusted Christmas term, which may also involve rotations in attendance.

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