February 11, 2015
Lionel Sands
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Education director absent with illness
EDUCATION Director Lionel Sands is out of office due to illness, the Ministry of Education confirmed yesterday. In a statement, the ministry advised that Deputy Director Marcellus Taylor will take up the post of acting director in his absence. “His
Education policy in breach of international laws
THE Ministry of Education is preparing to petition the government concerning the impact of the country’s immigration policy on access to education, according to education director Lionel Sands, who acknowledged the current policy contravened internat
Reduction in violent incidents in schools
THERE has been a “downtick” in the number of reported incidences of school violence, Education Director Lionel Sands said yesterday, who attributed the decline to heightened school security measures and local police support.
Sands denies student will be banned over her hair colour
EDUCATION director Lionel Sands yesterday denied speculation that a female student at a local government high school would be “banned” from attending her senior graduation because of her hair colour.However, in an interview with The Tribune, Mr Sands
Payouts begin for overdue salary of supply teachers
AN education official yesterday confirmed that the Department of Education has “secured” cheque payments for 67 of those supply teachers contracted by the Ministry of Education who have not been paid for months, explaining that an additional 71 pay outs were being “worked out” for later this week.
Officer who struck fighting students ‘was performing his duty’
DIRECTOR of Education Lionel Sands yesterday said the Ministry of Education, Science and Technology is “not concerned” about the attempts of a police officer to resolve a fight between two public school students by striking them with his nightstick.
‘Reopening schools will keep island communities from dying’
THE Ministry of Education is racing to re-open schools on hurricane-battered islands in a bid to circumvent the death of those small Family Island communities, Education Director Lionel Sands said yesterday.
Education Director blames school brawls on 'poorly socialised' students
THE recent wave of high school brawls were the result of “poorly socialised” high school students, Education Director Lionel Sands said yesterday, adding that there is “very little” the Ministry of Education can do to prevent such incidences from occurring in the future.
BJC exam breach not caused by students, says Sands
STUDENTS were not responsible for causing a reported national high school "examination security breach", Education Director Lionel Sands confirmed on Friday.
Ministry confirms high school exam 'security breach'
A national high school examination has to be re-written and redistributed following an “examination security breach,” the Ministry of Education confirmed yesterday.
‘No child will be denied access to an education’
EDUCATION Director Lionel Sands said yesterday that no child will be denied access to an education in the fall semester, despite a new immigration policy requiring non-Bahamians to have a student permit and a passport with a residency stamp.
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