BRIDGETOWN, Barbados (CMC) — Barbados said secondary schools will reopen from June 8 to allow students to complete their Caribbean Examinations Council (CXC) School-Based Assessments and Internal Assessments for Caribbean Vocational Qualifications.
The Ministry of Education, Technological and Vocational Training said it had been granted permission for secondary schools to reopen and all protocols will be in place to safeguard staff and students.
It said only those students who are contacted by their teachers will be required to attend school.
The statement said that officers from the Ministry of Health and Wellness and the Ministry of Education, Technological and Vocational Training will be visiting secondary schools with other stakeholders between June 2 and June 5 to ensure that all agreed protocols are in place.
Similar visits will be made to primary schools before the scheduled return of class four students on Monday, June 15.
