Students flee fleas at school

A member of the school’s administration of the Debe High School yesterday confirmed that the infestation was caused by stray dogs which frequent the school’s compound.

She said that the Ministry of Education had been contacted and informed of the situation. The ministry’s communications specialist, Mervyn Crichlow, told Newsday that a school supervisor would visit the school soon to investigate the matter further.

A similar situation had occurred last Friday at the Debe Hindu Primary School, where teachers were forced to dismiss classes at about midday. The school was sprayed over the weekend and classes resumed on Monday.