With preparations in high gear for the 2020 hurricane season, Debby Donaldson, board chairman of Rest Primary School in Milk River, Clarendon, is expressing concern about the condition the school is in, especially because it is a designated shelter in the event of a hurricane.
In an interview with The Gleaner, Donaldson said she has been in communication with the Ministry of Education’s maintenance department since last year regarding the issues.
“I spoke to the maintenance person from the Ministry of Education and was asked to put my concerns in writing, which my secretary did, and it was submitted with photos of the cracks in the wall,” she said.
Affected residents in Milk River have been using Rest Primary as the shelter for years, but according to Donaldson, the school is now “an accident waiting to happen”.
Donaldson sees COVID-19 as a blessing in disguise where the children’s safety is concerned, as she said with them not being in school, she doesn’t have to worry about the building suddenly collapsing on them.
