Not the time

PRINCIPAL OF The Alexandra School, Jeff Broomes, speaking yesterday during his monthly report to the Parent-Teacher Association. (Lennox Devonish)

By DAWNE PARRIS and RYAN GILKES | Sun, April 22, 2012 - 12:07 AM

AS GOVERNMENT embarks on a commission of inquiry to investigate problems at The Alexandra School, board of management chairman Keith Simmons refuses to publicly discuss his board’s “strained” relationship with principal Jeff Broomes.

Simmons, who is an attorney at law, also stayed clear yesterday of commenting on the decision of Prime Minister Freundel Stuart to appoint the commission, except to suggest he would cooperate with the Frederick Waterman-led inquiry.

“I am told that [members of] the board will have to testify at the inquiry, but right now there is nothing to say. I will say my piece when the time comes,” he told the SUNDAY SUN.

Problems at the school are detailed in a 91-page inspection report submitted to the Ministry of Education in April last year, but the findings are only now being made public.

Read the full story in today's SUNDAY SUN.

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Posted by Malcolm King 1 year ago: It is really sad that the elected leaders are so wrapped up in legalese. We need debating and more action this is not law school. This is real life and the future of many young people are at stake. Too many lawyers in control and common sense is absent. It is time to end the silly debates. Please Mr. Prime Minister have some courage put an interim Principal in charge for the students sake. You have a principal that doesn’t seem to understand the damage being done to these kids. Barbados has a crony democracy where the leaders are so weak that they can’t tell people at Dodds what to do. People not paying income taxes for years while driving BMW's. People in NHS not paying rent for years with new cars and taking Caribbean cruises. People living in completed houses that they will not paint to avoid taxes. Letters behind a name and no common sense gives us a bunch of educated fools. Are we an independent country or not? A Commission of inquiry to settle a dispute at one school is political insanity.