Parents press pause on school protest

Representative Joel Scott told Newsday yesterday that Education Minister Anthony Garcia spoke with him on Saturday afternoon. He said Garcia asked him to give him a couple of weeks as he will be “seeking to source funds” to complete the renovation of the building. Work on the building stopped abruptly in October 2015, Scott said. The renovation had been between 70 to 80 percent complete, he said, but since then, due to a lack of security on the premises, the building has been vandalised.

Parents met yesterday and agreed, Scott said, “To give the minister until month end to see how far he has reached in sourcing the funds.” The other matter of concern is the number of buses that transport the children from the Second Street location in San Juan to Tunapuna where the two schools are currently housed.