Education Chief: Teachers not forced to get involved in Gov't Summer Nutrition Programme
As Government’s Summer Nutrition Programme (SuN) got underway with almost 7 500 students on Monday, Chief Education Officer Dr Ramona Archer-Bradshaw assured that no teacher would be forced or coerced to participate in the programme that will feed and teach children over the vacation.That commitment followed concern expressed by the Barbados Union of Teachers (BUT) about a memo sent out to teachers late Sunday night.“It is a voluntary response. We are not making it mandatory for teachers to be here to supervise any of the activities; it is voluntary. If the teachers want to come out and gi...