| Some thirty-odd students of the Ann’s Grove Community High School have reportedly been asked by the school’s administration not to return to school for the new school term. According to the parents of some of the students, the children were thrown out of the school because they failed their end-of-term examination twice.One parent said that when she enquired from the head teacher of the school what was the reason for this move, she was given a poor answer.The parent, who asked not to be identified for fear of victimization, said she was told that, since the student failed twice, this means they would have to repeat the same class a third time, and there would not be sufficient space for the upcoming students. As such, the parent, like many others, questioned where their children’s academic future lies.“These children are between the ages of 14 and 15, if they are kicked out of school, what else is left for them to do?”one parent asked. Another lamented the fact that the majority of parents whose children attend the school are from the Ann’s Grove community and are single parents.“We don’t have money to send these children to private schools. What are we going to do…should we just leave them to the ills of society?” one parent questioned.In addition, another concerned parent said she cannot understand this move since, in the past,Jerseys Wholesale, even if the students failed twice, they were allowed to continue attending the school until they were of age to leave. As such, the parents said, they will not take the issue lightly.Meanwhile, when contacted on the issue yesterday, Minister of Education, Shaik Baksh, said he was unaware of the issue, and as such, his ministry will be looking into it.He said that as far as he is aware, the ministry has no policy which states that if a child fails twice he/she should be thrown out of school.He, however, noted that is was for such instances that the remedial programme was introduced to schools.Minister Baksh further called on the parents whose children are affected by the school’s move to visit his office to address the issue. |
