THE Guyana Learning Channel Trust, under the Ministry of Education, says that a thorough investigation has been launched into what could have led to a situation where indecent language was inadvertently aired on Monday during one of its timetabled programmes.

The Ministry said that the outcome of the situation will be made known when the investigation is completed.
“The Guyana Learning Channel Trust apologises profusely for content aired earlier today that is inappropriate. A thorough investigation is underway, and the outcome will be made known shortly,” a statement from the Ministry said.

Systems are immediately being put in place to prevent such future occurrences, the Education Ministry noted.
“The Guyana Learning Channel wishes to assure the public, and particularly parents and students that systems have been immediately put in place to ensure that this does not EVER happen again,” the statement further conveyed.

The mishap is said to have occurred in the afternoon, between 14:00h – 15:00h when the Channel was airing a programme on abbreviations for the Grade Six English class. A clip of the video went viral on social media, and saw many commenters calling for better screening of videos by the Channel.
It was just last month that the Ministry announced that the Learning Channel will be broadcasting in a timetable format, with teaching for all of the grades as part and parcel of a number of measures that were a part of a “a blended multifaceted approach” that was being used to re-engage students while they remained home due to school closures effected by the COVID-19 pandemic.

To expand the reach of the channel, some $200M was allocated in the National 2020 Budget. The Learning Channel was established in 2011, as a brainchild of then President Bharrat Jagdeo, as a means of airing educational programmes to children across the country.