TTUTA should praise school

Initial comments made by the president of the teachers’ association himself is that he was upset that the school principal had made available to staff and students gym facilities, installed security cameras and was working on making tennis facilities available to the student body.

Really? Is this reason for a body which is supposed to be looking after the interests of staff and students to be complaining about? Maybe I do not understand the mandate of TT UTA but to me these are issues for which the management of the school should be complimented and encouraged.

It is no wonder then that the student body rallied around the school’s administration in the face of what seems like an ill-advised protest by a minority of staff. It is a natural reaction to what they see as a recalcitrant few bent on impeding the progress of their school.

It is really a shame that we live in a society that seems to celebrate mediocrity, and any attempt to rise above that is persecuted.

Vikram Persad Chaguanas