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Lester Vaughan School Closed for the Week Due to Environmental Concerns, Ministry of Education Officials Investigate
The Lester Vaughan School in Cane Garden, St Thomas, temporarily closed due to environmental issues. Ministry officials investigating cause and implementing sanitation program. Updates forthcoming.
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Originally published by nationnews.com (opens in new tab)
The Lester Vaughan School will be closed for the remainder of the week.
Officials from the Ministry of Education are currently at the school at Cane Garden, St Thomas, meeting with teachers.
The school has been plagued by environmental problems and last Thursday and Friday, it was closed after more than 30 teachers reported feeling ill.
Environmental testing is being done to determine the root cause of the problems, while the Ministry has undertaken a programme to sanitise the plant.
More details as they come. (Nation News)
