ECA does not agree with week off for Carnival

Seecharan made the proposal yesterday at a news conference, at the Ministry of Education, St Vincent Street, Port-of-Spain, where Education Minister Anthony Garcia gave a report of Ash Wednesday attendance for both primary and secondary schools.

“I am not in agreement with that,” Francois said. “I think that we have to be responsible. We have been asking why Carnival Monday and Tuesday are not declared as public holidays.” Francois admitted that some parents do not send their children to school because they themselves did not go to work.

“We have no hard evidence, but in most of the instances I think it’s not just the Carnival season, a lot of them go to Carnival camps so I guess that would account for some of them when they come back, they are tired.”