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JTA President Jasford Gabriel and Yallahs High School principal Mark Malabver
Some schools participating in the pilot programme for face-to-face teaching have experienced challenges as teachers with comorbidities have not been showing up for classes amid the COVID-19 pandemic.
This was confirmed by Jamaica Teachers Association President Jasford Gabriel.
Mr. Gabriel told Radio Jamaica News that school administrators are trying to find ways to address the challenges.
"The administrators are working through with these teachers in terms of how they can still be engaged in the process online. Of course, that now would revolve around the connectivity available at the school and so. So that is one issue, but the administrators also have the option of making some shifts in terms of timetabling arrangements to see how best they can work through those.
Mr. Gabriel said special arrangements will have to be made for teachers with comorbidities to deliver lessons, and especially as it relates to supervising students.
Additionally, he said another challenge to be worked out is how best to engage both students at school and those who are still at home and taking online classes.
Seventeen schools are participating in the two-week pilot project.
The schools were selected from 73 institutions deemed low-risk for COVID-19.
Yallahs High
Face-to-face classes resumed on Wednesday at Yallahs High School in St. Thomas.
Lessons were held for grade 11 students.
The principal, Mark Malabver, said other grades will begin classes next week.
Mr. Malabver told Radio Jamaica News that students who showed up on Wednesday were sensitised about COVID-19 prevention measures.
"We tested our systems here at our institution, how it is our students are behaving, how it is that we would want them to behave and taking whatever corrective measures that need to be taken," he indicated.
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