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JTA Prepares For Fight With Thwaites

The Jamaica Teachers' Association (JTA) has suspended all monthly meetings with Education Minister Ronald Thwaites and is to start a series of consultations with members this Friday as it prepares to battle with Government over plans to cut study leave and other benefits.

The association, which represents more than 20,000 public school teachers, has been at odds with the Government since last week's announcement by Thwaites....

School Violence Focus

The Ministry of Education, in an effort to reduce violence in schools, says it will this summer introduce several initiatives, including a redefinition of the roles of guidance counsellors and deans of discipline.

The extent of the problem was contained in a Ministry Paper tabled in the House of Representatives by Education Minister Ronald Ronnie Thwaites last week showing that there were 1,288 reported incidents of violence in schools...

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