The Ministry of Education is mindful of the number of hours secondary schools use while preparing their athletics team for the Coca Cola Games. Those hours have to be compensated.
Saturday classes will need to be under the close supervision of the principals or vice principals of schools. Procedures such as attendance taking and punctuality will continue to be observed.
Students should need not be kept in school longer than necessary.
Some schools have been found to keep students back long than expected for other duties after classes on Saturday.
Students must never be away from home well past the time their parents are expecting them.
Subject teachers must also be well prepared before classes begin with the principal kept abreast of the objectives of classes.
Principals are reminded that no student should be taken in without a letter of consent from parents or guardians.
Irregularity of students’ attendance must be monitored and parents updated.