HM refutes claim of mosquito infestation at Hope Secondary

Swabrien Khan-Jodhan, the Head Teacher (ag) of Hope Secondary School has refuted allegations in a letter titled ‘Hope Secondary School is infested with mosquitoes’ which was published in yesterday’s edition of Stabroek News.

In a letter he addressed to Region Four’s Regional Education Officer [REO], through the District Education Officer, and which was seen by Stabroek News, the Head teacher stated that “As HM (ag) I personally walked the entire building accessing all the classrooms that were designated for this term for our students and at no point in time were mosquitoes visible as claimed by the term ‘infestation’”.

The Head teacher also said that students, teachers and the school’s sanitation staff were also consulted on the matter and all responded in the negative about any mosquito infestation.

Khan-Jodhan’s letter reminded the departmental officials that “the school administration does take all the necessary precautions as our [the school’s] environs is close to the sea walls and mangroves, and once reports are made, we act on it immediately in consultation” with the Department of Education Reg. # 4. In the rebuttal letter, the HM stated that “cleaners are mandated to sanitize the building often during the day and are asked regularly to report any issues, same as our teachers and middle administrators. We will continue to engage our students to ensure all protocols for health and sanitation is intact.”