Community Members Assist in Cleanup Activities at Toll Gate Primary School
By: , July 15, 2024
Photo: Dave Reid
Principal of the Toll Gate Primary School, Rev. Carol Brown-Clarke (second right), makes a point to Education Officer at the Ministry of Education and Youth, Raquel Ranger Cowan (right), during the removal of debris from the school, on July 9.
Photo: Dave Reid
Principal of the Toll Gate Primary School, Rev. Carol Brown-Clarke (second right ), shares in conversation with Education Officer at the Ministry of Education and Youth, Raquel Ranger Cowan (right), as community members remove debris from the school on July 9.
Photo: Dave Reid
Community persons clean up debris caused by Hurricane Beryl, at the Toll Gate Primary School in Clarendon on July 9.The Full Story
Persons in and around the Toll Gate area of Clarendon, are being commended for their efforts to remove large trees and debris from the compound of the Toll Gate Primary School.
During the passage of Hurricane Beryl, scores of trees were uprooted at the institution and covered the school yard.
The institution’s Principal, Rev. Carol Brown-Clarke said following the passage of the Hurricane, an inspection was made of the damage done to the school.
She told JIS News that a message was sent via a WhatsApp group, asking for help and for persons with power saws to come and assist.
“One man turned up, and gave a cost, and I decided that I could only do the infant department due to the cost, but a parent with the equipment was just in time, to offer his service free of cost,” she stated.
“In no time, he cut the trees, so that they are in a movable state, and I really appreciated it. I was in awe. There are still good people in this world, and parents who look out for the school and the community that their children are part of,” she added.
The Principal informed that several community members also came by and assisted in the cleanup of the school compound.
For her part, Education Officer with the Ministry of Education and Youth, Raquel Ranger Cowan said the gesture from the community shows that stakeholder partnership for education is hopeful.
“I feel a sense of gratitude and hope, that we do have good parents within our education system who give freely,” she said, adding that for education to have real success, parents must be part of the process.