The Barbados Union of Teachers (BUT) says that despite being in talks with officials in Virginia who are considering recruiting Barbadian teachers to work in public schools there, it will not do so to the detriment of the island’s education system.BUT president Rudy Lovell gave the assurance as he confirmed that the union has had discussions with education authorities in Fairfax County on the matter, with further talks planned.Barbados TODAY reported in its Tuesday edition that the Ministry of Education was in discussions with authorities in Fairfax County Public Schools about possibly hiring qualified Barbadian teachers to deal with staff shortages in public schools there. According to all-news radio station and website WTOP News in Virginia, the BUT was also involved in the discussions on the potential three-phase partnership.
