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Bahamas: Some schools to open Tuesday
By Ministry of Education, Science and Technology
Oct 10, 2016 - 3:49:12 AM












Nassau, Bahamas – 9th October, 2016 – The Ministry of Education, Science and Technology extends sincere concern for those administrators, teachers and students whose properties were damaged and who suffered personal and property loss during the passage of Hurricane Matthew. Our thoughts and prayers are with you as we work together and encourage each other to rebuild homes, schools and communities; may it be done in a spirit of brotherly love and patriotism.

Initial assessments have been conducted and students in the following districts/islands are able to return to school on Tuesday, 11th October, 2016:

1.    Abaco

2.    Acklins

3.    South Andros & Mangrove Cay

4.    Bimini

5.    Cat Island

6.    Crooked Island

7.    Eleuthera

8.    Exuma

9.    Inagua

10. Long Island

11. Mayaguana

12. Ragged Island

13. Rum Cay and

14. San Salvador

Details regarding the opening of schools on the following districts/islands will be given as soon as they are available:

All New Providence Public Schools

All North Andros Public Schools

All Berry Islands Public Schools

All Grand Bahama Public Schools

Until such time, students and teachers are to remain at home until schools are ready for normal operation. Teachers will be contacted by their administrators as well as through media notices informing them when they are to report for duty.

We wish to reiterate that NO PUBLIC SCHOOLS WILL OPEN on Tuesday, October 11th, 2016 on the islands of New Providence North Andros, Berry Islands and Grand Bahama, respectively until further notice. We also wish to emphasize that private and independent schools will determine when they are in a position to resume operation and will provide the public with notices accordingly.

We wish to assure the public that we are working aggressively to return school campuses to a state of normalcy. It is also important to note that the opening of school is also contingent on power and water supplies being restored to campuses.

Additionally, safety remains a priority and we do not want children returning to school until all fallen trees, power, cable, and telephone lines along with debris have been cleared from the school campuses.

 



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