ESHS classes to resume next week instead
Face-to-face classes at the Elmore Stoutt High School (ESHS) are now expected to resume next Monday, October 9, instead of today, October 6, as was previously announced.
A brief release from the Ministry of Education noted that work will continue to be posted in Google Classroom for students to complete.
The ministry said the change in plan was partially to facilitate additional cleaning after the school suffered extensive flooding after the passage of Tropical Storm Phillipe earlier this week. The flooding left much mud and debris to be cleared in its aftermath.
“The reasons for the delayed resumption of in-person sessions are due to sustained saturation of the school grounds, and to allow the Ministry of Education to properly sanitise the affected classrooms and other rooms on campus, following the flood,” the release noted.
The slow-moving TS Phillipe dumped nearly 10 inches of rain on the territory on Tuesday, leaving many homes and businesses flooded and forcing the closure of most government offices and schools a day after its passage.
ESHS and Ivan Dawson Primary School were listed as the schools with delayed reopenings after the flooding, but the Ministry did not give any update on whether in-person classes will resume at Ivan Dawson Primary today.
Officials reported that the sister islands of Virgin Gorda, Jost Van Dyke and Anegada suffered minimal damage in the wake of the tropical storm and did not see as much flooding as Tortola.
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SHE FINALLY CAME TO HER SENSES
The schools are not open and unresolved issues with the teachers but the Hon Minister and Acting CEO see it fit to be on a plane to Singapore for a Robotics competition. I would like to know what these persons see as their priorities. This NOMAD government who seem to want to be anywhere except where they are elected to serve…sigh
The Minister gone Singapore to watch a competition flying first class, staying in the best hotel at the taxpayers expense while the school closed and people still affected from the flood. She has manipulated the government system and fooled a lot of people. Her boy toy got his belongers when he didn’t qualify. He got Covid money to pay off his credit card. Her mother got a set of money to spree including buying brakes for her car while she is employed as a consultant and still receiving her pension. Her sister get big money for her private school.
Would any sensible person believe that the Minister of Education had nothing to do with this?
A just completed building. Wasn’t all these studies and impact done in relation to storms, heavy rains and high winds. RDA has all the experts. Are people just being paid for doing nothing.
All I would say is thank God Myron build that wall. That’s all. That’s it.
WHEN THINGS ARE BEING FIXED WITH BAND AIDS. SAME AS THE ROADS IS FIXED BY BY THROWING BLACK DYE OVER DIRT AND SAND. EVERYTHING IS DONE THE SUB PAR WAY IN THE BVI. IS THAT ANOTHER NORM IN THE BVI?
Building a new school almost in a ghut what do you expect ?
We are talking about self governance
We are talking about enslavement
We are blaming UK
We are blaming the Governor
We are blaming expatriates
We are blaming immigration policies
We are blaming past and present governments
We are blaming those who have the guts to speak out
Who is responsible for taking ACTIONS and enacting the changes we have to initiate?
We have philosophy group chat
We expound on all the social ills, mismanagement of taxpayers money , what should be done
We test each other’s intelligence and professionalism to impress and see who is more verbose or who is smarter than who
YET STILL NOTHING IS DONE
NO ACTION is taken
Why …,
Almost every frigging relative or some family member on some side benefits from the underhand corruption , of the day .
No one wants to offend an uncle, a nephew, a niece , an aunt, a grandparent , a cousin or an outsider marry into the family .
Politics in the BVI will continue to be the same and the UK will continue to hold the big stick .
Black and white and immigrant colonialism will continue to rule for decades
The minister of Education is a poisonous viper in the grass. Don’t let that smug quiet looks fool you. Those smug quiet ones are the dangerous ones.
Myron needs to build another wall.
SO BECAUSE THEY ARE ELECTED TO SERVE AND SITUATION HAPPEN BECAUSE THE ALMIGHTY PERMITED TO HAPPEN ( THE STORM) THEY MUST DENY THE YOUTH THE OPPORTUNITY TO BE PART OF WHAT IS BECOMING PART OF THE FUTURE (ROBOTIC WORLD)?
NOW IF THEY DIDN’T GO YOU WOULD BE ONE OF THE PEOPLE WHO STILL SAY THAT THEY HAVE NOT THE YOUTH IN THEIR PRIORITIES. WHAT IS IT? YOUTHS ALL AROUND THE WORLD ARE TAKING PART IN IT, WHY DO YOU WANT THOSE FROM HERE TO BE LEFT BACK?
Inside the high school is reeking with the stench of backed up sewage, dampness and mold. If my child was going to that high school, him/her would not be going back untill the problems is fixed the right way. As a parent. I am making the Executive decision.
the new ESHS buildings will have to be torn down soon just like the old Aletha Scatliffe school was last summer.
She did NOT have to go!!!!!!!!!!!! Let the children and their minders go. She need to sit her behind down and deal with the serious problems on the ground. Always on a fetching plane.
The same way a lot of people here like car engines running under their behinds, the Politicians here like jet engines running under their behinds.My only respond was to laugh out loud. Never heard that one before.
Indecision may or may not be BVI’s problem.
Why is the minister in Singapore? What role is she expected to play? These ministers are just wasting tax payers monies.
I attended high school in the 80s and there were always campus buildings in the location od the new buildings. I can’t remember any of those buildings flooding except maybe what use to be the music room that had blocks with holes so the rain use to beat in. Other than that, I can’t remember actual classroom flooding to that extent. Make it make sense
IMO the kids and the teachers should have been sent on field trip to VG and Jost and Anegada to learn explore and see while the school get cleaned up.
He cover the glut to make parking. Garbage block water so it run over the concrete and any kind of rain the whole place flood. Not the school building fault.