Trelawny Infirmary residents have been the Hague Primary School since Hurricane Melissa destroyed their facility in October.
Work was scheduled to begin Tuesday in preparation to relocate 55 residents of the Trelawny Infirmary from the Hague Primary School.
That's according to Andrew Harrison, Chief Executive Officer of the Trelawny Municipal Corporation.
The update comes amid mounting concern from stakeholders at the Hague Primary over what they describe as the slow pace of efforts to secure alternative accommodation for the informal residents who have been occupying the school since Hurricane Melissa destroyed their facility in October.
Mr. Harrison said a technical team began constructing a prefab structure along with a sewage system to accommodate the residents sheltering at the school.
The prefabricated structures are being considered for a site on Cornwall Street in Falmouth.
Stakeholders in the school community have raised concerns that the work is not proceeding fast enough to enable the school to be ready for students next month.
Natalie Wilson, president of the school's Parent Teacher Association, says she's extremely concerned about the continued occupation of the school by residents of the infirmary.
She argued that this has affected face-to-face teaching and learning.
The school has more than 800 students enrolled.
Wilson expressed particular concern for grade six students who are preparing to sit the Primary Exit Profile (PEP) examinations early next year, noting that they have already lost approximately two months of instruction.
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