NASSAU
, The Bahamas – The Minister of Education,
The Honourable T. Desmond Bannister joins with senior officials and
staff of the Ministry of Education in expressing condolences to the
immediate and school family of on the untimely passing of Ms. Denise
Adderley. Ms. Adderley, a Bahamian national served at the Uriah
McPhee Primary School on Kemp Road for the past nine years as a pre-school
teacher and was also the mother of a three year-old child.
On being notified of
the death of Ms. Adderley, the Ministry sent a contingent of counsellors
to the school to provide counselling for the staff and students.
Prior to this the school along with the Ms. Dressler, District Superintendent
for Northeastern District organized a special assembly in which they
held praise and worship session and collectively told the school of
the unfortunate event. The Ministry of Education wishes
to thank members of the clergy including Pastor Dale Moss, Reverend
Ivan Butler, Bishop Ros Davis, Reverend Irene Russell and Father Franklin
Colebrooke who visited the school to provide support, and counsel staff
and students.
The school was dismissed
at 1:00 pm to allow the school body to deal with the unexpected loss.
The Ministry affirms
its commitment to teachers and staff through its Employee Assistance
Programme (EAP) which was established to provide assistance to persons
dealing with challenges. It also appeals to staff avail to themselves
of other national programmes that offer support to persons dealing with
difficulties.
