Several illegal schools shutdown

Several illegal schools shutdown
Minister of Education Jeffrey Lloyd. (BIS PHOTO/PATRICK HANNA)

Lloyd says these operators were a “hazard” to children’s well-being

NASSAU, BAHAMAS — The Ministry of Education has had shut down a number of “so-called educational establishments” that were operating without legal authority and putting young children at risk, Minister of Education Jeffrey Lloyd revealed during the budget debate yesterday.

While he did not name the facilities that were forced to close, the minister warned all operators of education services or those planning to do so to register with the National Accreditation and Equivalency Council of The Bahamas.

NAECOB is responsible for registering and accrediting primary schools, secondary and post-secondary schools, as well as any other institution that offers training in The Bahamas.

In Parliament, the minister said anyone who does not register with the council operators outside of the law for which there are serious penalties.

“Sadly, the MOE has had to shut down several institutions, especially those catering to young children that were a serious hazard to the children’s well-being,” he said.

“I, as minister, advise parents to first check with NAECOB, investigate carefully, evaluate and where possible, secure credible references before placing your vulnerable baby in the care of unqualified, money-seeking operators.

“It is not enough that someone likes children. It takes much more than that. Young impressionable minds and developing brains that are still in the crucial formative stages can easily be wrecked by someone who does not know, though well-intentioned, what they are doing.”

“The impartation of information and the invitation to awaken and refine a student’s innate potential is a skill, grounded in science and honed under the expert supervision of mentors.

“Be very careful in whom you repose confidence for the education of your child.”

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Royston Jones Jr. is a senior digital reporter and occasional TV news anchor at Eyewitness News. Since joining Eyewitness News as a digital reporter in 2018, he has done both digital and broadcast reporting, notably providing the electoral analysis for Eyewitness News’ inaugural election night coverage, “Decision Now 2021”.

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Unless they are beating (Carwash, example), the children might actually be learning instead of staying at home amd playing video games like several parents said during lockdown, “as long as they have their Internet, they are happy to play games all day.”

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