GTU demands withdrawal of action against teachers in Neesa probe

- school board had written to ministry over her plight

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The Guyana Teachers Union (GTU) is demanding that the Ministry of Education withdraw the letters of sanction it sent to Queen’s College (QC) teachers even as new information coming to light reveals that the QC Board was aware of the plight of murdered teenager Neesa Gopaul and had written several letters to the ministry about it.

The union members met Minister of Education Shaik Baksh yesterday and informed him of their demand but he refused to budge and as a result they stuck to their decision to pull out of this year’s National Schools Athletics Championship. However, …..


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