The Barbados Union of Teachers (BUT) is setting the record straight, insisting it isn’t pushing to abolish the national grooming policy. It simply wants the policy revised.“This is not about rejecting progress or denying culture,” Rudy Lovell, president of the BUT, told Barbados TODAY on Monday. “I must clarify that the Barbados Union of Teachers is not calling for the grooming policy to be rescinded. We are advocating for it to be revised with clearer, more practical guidelines that ensure consistency and order in our schools.”Lovell sought to clarify the union’s position on the heels of comments by parent advocate Paula-Anne Moore, spokesperson for the Group of Concerned Parents of Barbados, who strongly defended the policy last week. Moore argued that it represents a progressive shift towards cultural self-acceptance.
