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Children’s advocate takes issue with Holness’ ‘learning closer to nature’ remark
FWCF and the Opposition said the remark ignores delayed repairs after Hurricane Melissa, with only 57 of 681 affected schools fully completed, officials said.
At least one organisation representing the interests of children has taken issue with Prime Minister Dr Andrew Holness’ comment about students “learning closer to nature” under trees as the new academic year began, less than a year after Hurricane Melissa devastated sections of the island. Speaking at Tuesday’s launch of the Jamaica Reconstruction and Resilience Oversight Committee, Holness cited media reports of children attending classes under…