Parents doubtful about face-to-face classes

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Parents doubtful about face-to-face classes

JAMAICA’S SCHOOLS were shuttered in mid-March as a means of curtailing the spread of COVID-19, and as the date for reopening draws near, parents are doubtful that face-to-face classes will be a reality. Jacqueline Clayton, a resident of Port Royal...

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