Dear Editor,

I write supporting the writer of a letter titled “Disgraceful leadership at Zeeburg Secondary School”, dated 18th October, 2017 which highlights serious management deficiencies at Zeeburg Secondary School.

The administrative staff at the school seem to have diplomatic immunity, and can do as they please. Creating great division amongst the staff and working against our government policy of a cohesive Guyana, they seem bent on doing as they please and destroying the fragile morale of the work force and at the environment at Zeeburg Secondary School.

Mr. Editor, a senior member  of staff was caught removing government property from the school premises with his car and there was no investigation, no police was called into this matter, it was all brushed under the carpet by the head teacher. In the past a number of computers went missing with no signs of break and enter, and staff members are being victimised for bringing this wrong doing to light. The question one would ask is why?

Another staff from the Mathematics department verbally abuses student and this unprofessional conduct has a negative impact on holistic development of the students. Parents who request transcripts for various reasons are given the royal run around. One parent was verbally assaulted by the head teacher when she complained of the treatment received by the said teacher.

Mr. Editor, cases are built against students of this school for being out of uniform such as ribbon colour, bags, shoes, socks and they are removed from the classroom and their names entered in a book and suspended from school. The evidence gathered will later be used to deny them recommendations, and the opportunity to go on work study and other school events. These acts Mr. Editor goes against the rights of a child where every child has the right to an education and the opportunities within the education circles, regardless of his shoe colour or her ribbon. These students are preparing for CSEC 2018 and are being prevented from receiving adequate guidance from their teachers to complete SBAs and the Curriculum.

Mr. Editor, about six months ago it was highlighted on social media that students of the said school were removed from classrooms and forced into manual labour, mixing cement with no foot wear in their uniform and this was covered up by the admin. with help from the Department of Education.

The head teacher of the Zeeburg Secondary School is being guided by known opposition elements who are bent on victimising any member of staff whose opinion may be different from hers, and is the architect of professional cover up which seems to be the order of the day.

Mr. Editor, these vindictive and discriminatory acts have resulted in a number of teachers either being or requesting transfer to different schools and in other cases tendring their resignation.

The Government should work assiduously to remedy this situation which is becoming an embarrassment to teachers everywhere.

Concerned Parent