Dear Editor,
I would like to bring to the public's attention that there are many schools which do not have a proper safety and security plan in place. Parents be wary and check with your child's school administration.
If the school does not have a proper plan in place, as outlined by the Ministry of Education (MOE), your child could be at great risk. School administrators should be very cautious about how to proceed should a mishap occur and they are brought into a legal battle. These so-called disaster preparedness drills that are designed to prepare the students for the real thing are only done as a way of documenting that a drill was carried out.
What if there are children with mobility concerns, children wearing casts, in wheelchairs, what is the plan for them? Are the administrators and emergency chiefs actually training students how not to leave anyone behind? Are these emergency chiefs in the schools even trained? There is a section in the MOE which oversees this aspect of the schools in Jamaica. Please take charge.
Many schools are not prepared or equipped to handle incidents or trained to manage them. Educators and staff put themselves at risk and also our children. Telling the students what to do in the event of a real emergency but not practising what is said is a serious failing of the disaster preparation. It is a very critical issue and cause for concern.
The MOE publishes the relevant manuals online and many shcools are not even aware that these exist. Parents do not take accidents at school lightly. School Insurance policies only cover certain things. Do not be comforted by them. Please check your rates for school insurance premiums and review what is actually covered. A word to the wise.
Concerned
vuzefrmtheafktd@gmail.com
In the event of emergency
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I would like to bring to the public's attention that there are many schools which do not have a proper safety and security plan in place. Parents be wary and check with your child's school administration.
If the school does not have a proper plan in place, as outlined by the Ministry of Education (MOE), your child could be at great risk. School administrators should be very cautious about how to proceed should a mishap occur and they are brought into a legal battle. These so-called disaster preparedness drills that are designed to prepare the students for the real thing are only done as a way of documenting that a drill was carried out.
What if there are children with mobility concerns, children wearing casts, in wheelchairs, what is the plan for them? Are the administrators and emergency chiefs actually training students how not to leave anyone behind? Are these emergency chiefs in the schools even trained? There is a section in the MOE which oversees this aspect of the schools in Jamaica. Please take charge.
Many schools are not prepared or equipped to handle incidents or trained to manage them. Educators and staff put themselves at risk and also our children. Telling the students what to do in the event of a real emergency but not practising what is said is a serious failing of the disaster preparation. It is a very critical issue and cause for concern.
The MOE publishes the relevant manuals online and many shcools are not even aware that these exist. Parents do not take accidents at school lightly. School Insurance policies only cover certain things. Do not be comforted by them. Please check your rates for school insurance premiums and review what is actually covered. A word to the wise.
Concerned
vuzefrmtheafktd@gmail.com
In the event of emergency
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