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MOTHER: I now forgive Linstead school

2019-05-09
By: Horace Mills
On: May 9, 2019
In: LINSTEAD, NEWS
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A mother who recently accused Linstead Primary School of exposing her 10-year-old daughter to danger, is declaring that her grouses with the institution were addressed amicably during a top-level meeting at the St Catherine-based school on Monday, May 6. “I have seen where Linstead school has been trying to make things right and accept full responsibility for what happened, and I forgive them and we are moving on,” Shanakay Hanson told The Beacon. She said the meeting on Monday involved various stakeholders, including Chairman of the school board Telbert Roberts, Principal Gloria Johnson, an education officer, the Office of the Children’s Advocate, and Richard TroupeRead More →

LINSTEAD: Mom wants education officer removed from trip probe

2019-04-17
By: Horace Mills
On: April 17, 2019
In: LINSTEAD, NEWS
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The mother who this month blasted Linstead Primary School in St Catherine over the treatment of her 10-year-old daughter on a school trip is calling for Education Officer Christopher Reynolds to be removed from any likely investigation into the matter. Shanakay Hanson claimed that the Education Officer, in a story that The Beacon published last week Friday, made comments that show his bias for the school, and suggest that she lied about what happened to her child. Hanson is of the view that the Education Officer may compromise any investigation intended. She further claimed that it appears the Education Officer was disingenuous to have madeRead More →

LINSTEAD: Outraged parent forces school into emergency meetings

2019-04-11
By: Horace Mills
On: April 11, 2019
In: LINSTEAD, NEWS
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The leadership of Linstead Primary School in St Catherine has been locked in a marathon meeting as controversy rages over the treatment of a child on the return leg of a trip to Jamaica Zoo, St Elizabeth, yesterday, April 10. Representatives of the school, up to publication time, said the principal, Gloria Johnson, was having discussion with officials from the Ministry of Education. As such, The Beacon could not reach her for a comment. Regarding the trip, arrangements were made for parents to pick up their children in Linstead town about 5PM when the students were scheduled to return from Jamaica Zoo. However, one ofRead More →

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