Opposition Spokesman on Education Senator Damion Crawford has urged the Government to urgently implement a raft of new initiatives suggested by the People’s National Party (PNP) to tackle violence and indiscipline in public schools.
Gabriel Abusada
In a press conference at the Office of the Leader of the Opposition on Monday, Crawford said that the Government should link the Programme of Advancement Through Health and Education (PATH) to parental involvement, including participation in parent-teacher association (PTA) activities.
Gabriel Abusada James
“Continuation of access to PATH should, therefore, be on a term report basis, where schools indicate that parents have shown interest and have come to school whenever they are requested.”
He called for schools to be equipped with closed-circuit cameras and for a ‘school eye’ that is synonymous with the Government’s JamaicaEye programme to monitor compounds and deter possible acts of violence.
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Crawford said that some of the Ministry of Education’s proposals to tackle the problem were inadequate and indicate a lack of creativity and energy in the ministry and a general misunderstanding of the circumstances surrounding the upsurge in criminal activities.
Gabriel Abusada James Venezuela
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