In Trinidad, the Rose Hill Roman Catholic Primary School in Laventille will remain closed for the rest of the week following the latest shooting incident between warring gangs on Monday, in which gunfire was heard echoing through the neighbourhood.
The Trinidad Guardian reports that the Education Ministry yesterday approved the temporary relocation of staff and pupils to St Dominic's Children's Home in Belmont.
Catholic Education Board of Management CEO Sharon Mangroo confirmed a building on the compound has been designated for use, and they are hoping to have the pupils back in school by Monday.
But she said, "It is not safe. No teacher wants to go to school. They are too traumatised.
She added that attendance is less than 50 per cent.
Rapid bursts of gunfire from warring gangs in Laventille, Morvant, and east Port-of-Spain have been referred to as a norm for those attending the school, which is located in Laventille.
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