And as perhaps a symptom of growing teacher frustration, today the teachers at Belmopan Baptist High School staged a sickout. 9 teachers did not show up and cited that they're unhappy with the treatment by the administration. Today the Minister said that they're aware of the case and they're trying to deal with it as best they can.
Francis Fonseca, Minister of Education
"Yes, I'm aware of, those brought to my attention, I think on Monday. And I asked, yesterday, as the deputy chief education officer, Mrs. Cecilia Smith Ramirez, Ramirez Smith, to go to the school to engage with them to meet with them. So I think it's something that she is working on. But we are aware of the issues, and the concerns that have been raised. So we're going to, of course, we have to as well work with the management and the board. You know, it's not the government school. So we have to engage with the managing authority and the board. But yes, the ministry is actively looking into that."
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