HCC schools close early

BY MAVIS N PODOKOLO

MORE than twenty schools under the Honiara City Council Education Authority have agreed to close down schools early due to the unrest and the current unstable situation.

Elision Mane Honiara City Council Education Authority Chief Education Officer said the decision will be submitted to the Ministry of Education and Human Resources Development. 

Mane said school leaders have come up this decision based on some key points. This include transport issue as most teachers have reside far from their schools and also the danger of having COVID-19 virus the country as students were not vaccinated.

He also echoed that students and teachers have been traumatised with the recent unrest.

The meeting was held at St John School yesterday in Honiara.

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