Manickchand says private school education in her child’s best interest

Called upon publicly yesterday to defend her daughter’s attendance at a private school, Minister of Education Priya Manickchand said it was done in her child’s “best interest.”

It was at the Education Ministry’s end-of-year press conference yesterday that Manickchand was questioned on the trend of public officials placing their children in private schools rather than public ones.

Manickchand said that while she could not speak for others, the law provides for parents to make choices on their children’s education.

“The Constitution of Guyana allows for private schools, which allow parents