Education officials voice concernsover heat in the classrooms

(PointXpress)Officials in the Ministry of Education are voicing concerns over the recent heat waves that have been affecting the nation and how this will impact teachers and students in classrooms with the reopening of school. Director of Education, Clare Browne, has revealed that both he and Education Minister, Daryll Mat[1]thew, have already discussed the matter with the Board of Education to determine ways in which the matter can be addressed. Director Browne said the issue of excessive heat is one of the challenges that pop up at the start of the new school year. “One of the things that we feel will be a challenge is the rising heat. We are looking at it. Already, Minister Matthew and I have been having conversations with the chairman of the Board of Education and we are looking at ways that they might as[1]sist us,” he stated. According to the director, the ministry is doing everything it can to look at ways to alleviate the excessive heat that has been a regular feature of the weather system over the past several weeks. “It’s not that we can get up and put a cooling system in every class[1]room, in every school all at once. But, if we can do some little thing in the major areas, at least that may bring some relief,” he remarked. Director Browne is also ap[1]pealing to members of the business community to assist the ministry by adopting a school. “I want to invite our corporate community and others such as the service clubs, that have always helped, to make a special effort to come to the ministry’s aid at this time of need to adopt a school and make a donation. Even private individuals can come forward and assist us,” he urged. According to the director, climate change ‘is a real thing’ and we know that it will continue to affect our classrooms