St. Vincent Academics’ Union apologizes for saying there are not any high quality lecturers in school rooms

The St. Vincent and the Grenadines Academics’ Union has apologized for a poster that advised there are not any high quality lecturers in faculties after over 200 educators have been fired final yr over the COVID-19 vaccine mandate.

The union obtained robust criticism on social media after the poster was launched on Thursday night.

The message was conveyed in a poster promoting a protest organized by the union for subsequent week in Kingstown, because the union requires the reinstatement of the lecturers, even because it challenges the federal government choice in court docket.

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The poster, which featured a outstanding picture of union spokesperson Fiona Charles, stated the union will probably be protesting towards “no high quality lecturers,” “poor outcomes for exams” and “no vaccination mandate”

Union President, Oswald Robinson apologized in a voice observe despatched to union members and most people on Friday.

Within the voice observe, which was obtained by the Caribbean Media Company, Robinson made a honest apology on behalf of the nationwide government of the union “for the error that went out from our poster as we speak and even late yesterday night, it was already in circulation.

“There was an error on it as regards to high quality lecturers. We’re very sorry for the error that’s on the poster. It ought to have been ‘we’d like extra enough, certified lecturers within the classroom.”

“And we’re sorry for this misinformation,” Robinson stated, including {that a} new poster was being crafted and that the nationwide government was scrutinizing it and it ought to be launched shortly.

He thanked lecturers and supporters of the union for his or her help within the final protest, which was held in Kingstown on August 18.

“And we’re wanting ahead to your help once more this Monday the twelfth and Tuesday, the thirteenth of September, starting at 10:30 a.m. We’re anticipated to picket and likewise to march across the streets of Kingstown,” Robinson stated.

CMC