Health officials are currently conducting a risk assessment that will help to determine whether the proposed phased reopening of schools, beginning on September 7, should be delayed in light of the recent resurgence in COVID-19 cases.
Minister of Education, Youth and Information, Karl Samuda made the disclosure while speaking on the third day of the Jamaica Teachers’ Association’s 56th annual conference at the Montego Bay Convention Centre in St James on Wednesday, August 19.
However, Mr. Samuda advised that the ministry will engage stakeholders on the matter before a final decision is made.
The Minister said the ministry and, by extension, the government, are aware that teachers are anxious to return to the classrooms, and that parents are keen on sending their children to school come September.
He noted, however, that the administration is mindful of the latest developments with COVID-19 cases, which he said are being carefully monitored.
