Angry parents prevented their children from attending the Nismes Primary School, West Bank Demerara on Tuesday as they protested the Department of Education’s inaction in ridding the school of snakes and bats.
The parents were still voicing their concerns when officials from the department arrived with workers to start clearing the bush in front of the school and weeding the yard.
They started protesting on Monday morning after “nothing was done to ensure the children’s safety” and a few parents took their children home.
On Tuesday more parents came out in support and shouting that it was not fair for their children to endure such treatment.
The department announced that the children should remain at home until Monday as more work would be undertaken.
