PLEASE allow me to view some serious problems that are affecting the progress at J.C. Chandisingh Secondary School. I am hoping that the relevant authorities would address these concerns urgently.

Two of my children are attending this school not to mention I was a former student of this school.
The following are my concerns:
* The HM is frequently late and absent. As such it is very difficult to make contact with her.
* The HM never addresses the students at a general assembly.
* The school is always out of finance and very often fund-raising activities are being held.
* Lots of time some teachers are absent, late or not going to their classes. Many days I would check my children books only to find out that they did not do any work for the day due to a teacher being absent, late or didn’t go to the class because he/she was in the HM office attending to some matter. Shouldn’t there be some sort of system in place for the students to be taught in the absence of a teacher? I am working very hard to send my children to school and it pains my heart when they waste a whole day not doing anything in school.
* Another problem is that the science teacher and the head of the Science Department, encourage students to copy old SBAs instead of having these students do the experiments and write their own report.
* Also the Agricultural Science head expects the students to bring their tools from home to work in the garden. I feel the school is responsible for providing tools for the students to work with in the garden.
* The Information Technology Department is not functioning for over one month because the IT teacher migrated and also there is no electricity in the lab. How could the IT students be prepared for their CSEC examination which is a month from now?
* The teacher that is in charge of the Social Studies Department is regularly late to work. How can the Department function with such a head?
* Students are habitually late to school. I am working on the road so I can tell you this. What are the teachers doing about students’ lateness?
* Last but not least, the school environment is very untidy and there seems to be an absence of bins which is contributing to the deplorable state of the compound.
I suggest that the HM be transferred to a school closer to her home or a smaller school which she will be better able to manage.

PARENT