By Damion Mitchell, Staff ReporterOFFICIALS FROM the Ministry of Education are to meet with members of the board of St. George's College in Kingston today, as they continue investigations into the dismissal of two vice-principals from the school last week.
One of the vice-principals, Lolet Edwards, had responsibility for the upper school (sixth form), and the other, Alvin Lawson, was in charge of students' affairs.
Acting board chairman, Donovan Chen-See, said the board made the decision to dismiss the vice-principals in order to improve the school's administration but, up to yesterday, he was still unaware of the specifics.
Education Minister, Maxine Henry-Wilson, said that the Ministry obtained relevant files from the school on Friday and would be investigating the matter expeditiously in order to resolve the issues before the beginning of the new school year.
She said the Ministry would be producing a report on its findings as soon as the investigations are completed.
In the meantime, members of staff of St. George's College have expressed concern that Mr. Chen-See removed files on the two vice-principals from the school, on Friday morning, prior to the arrival of a Ministry representative.
Mr. Chen-See told The Gleaner yesterday that he had, in fact, removed the files from the school to familiarise himself with the case. However, he said they were returned, before he even had the chance to examine them, as they were requested by the Ministry official.
Following the decision of the school to relieve the vice-principals of their positions, several teachers said they were planning to leave the institution.
Mr. Chen-See said Thursday that the board's decision was an effort to "improve the administering of the school." However, Pauline Harper, the teaching staff representative on the school's board, said the decision was not made at the board level.
