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ESHS Girls & Boys teams' trip to St Thomas for B/Ball abruptly cancelled
The students with coaches who were scheduled to leave the main island of Tortola on Friday February 19, 2016, along with a few interested parents, were reportedly told that the trip was call off by Acting Principal of the school Mrs Sandy M. Underhill.
Why the trip off?
There are conflicting reports over why such a decision was taken by Mrs Underhill, however, according to some of the parents who called our newsroom very upset, it’s alleged because a consent form was not signed by parents of students granting them permission to travel reportedly led to her decision. Parents reported that for the most part they were paying for the trip with little or no support from the ESHS or the Ministry and Department of Education.
It is also reported that for the Junior ESHS Rams, in order to raise funds, students had to sell water on the streets of Road Town because of the lack of adequate funding for sporting activities like this.
Sad students
One of the many parents who called said all the students were very disappointed with the decision. “If you saw the look on their faces… you just do not do this to children, ” she told our newsroom, however, not wanting her name to be mentioned for fear of the ruling National Democratic Party’s alleged culture of victimisation.
Does Walwyn care?
The Minister for Education and Culture Honourable Myron V. Walwyn, who is overseas on an expensive trip to Israel, has come under fire for his reckless spending of taxpayers' monies while public schools lack basic supplies such as toilet paper and water.
Last year, leading up to the 2015 general elections, he built a wall around the ESHS costing taxpayers over a million dollars. When the Premier and Minister of Finance Dr The Honourable D. Orlando Smith presented the amount in the House of Assembly in response to a question from the Opposition, Mr Walwyn claimed that the Premier had given the public wrong information, as his Ministry’s numbers show that the wall has cost only “nine hundred and fourteen thousand dollars” and the other monies were for other works.
The Ministry of Finance stood by the information and figures they had provided to the Minister of Finance Dr Smith.
The ESHS has been rocked in the last two years by fights, drugs and so called gangs and the morale of students, teachers and parents are reported to be at an all-time low.
Efforts to reach Ms UnderHill for comment were futile.
ESHS Rams girls and boys team coaches Mr Steven E. Parillon and Mr Derwin Scatliffe were also not reached up to press time.
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58 Responses to “ESHS Girls & Boys teams' trip to St Thomas for B/Ball abruptly cancelled”
the principal should be applauded for sticking with the rules, what if something should go wrong over there, it will be those same damn lawless parents down her throat, Hon Walwyn is away, let him stay away and handle our affairs, but no u all here talking piss, principal hill, great job!
So people can't even begin to understand the struggle of the students and teachers in that school. Myron needs to get his act together. Building a wall that cost $900K for no reason when the teachers have to go into their pockets to buy markers to teach the students. Now he in Israel for god knows what. Has he any concern about the student in the Elmore stoutt high school? What the news headline should be is WHAT IN THE HELL IS MYRON DOING? Cause honestly I see him doing nothing sensible for that school.
The JV boys raised funds because they were being taught a lesson in responsibility which is apart of the core program being instilled in these youths and its something the guys took pride in.
The school was never sought out for any financial means for this particular reason.
Bottom line they care less about the youths!
That principal like her boss, the minister for E & C. They like 2 peas in a pod
Just saying...
Ms. Underhill has and WILL always be in FULL support of any activities of all her students at ESHS. She is always supportive of the students no matter what. If Ms. Underhill pulled the plug on this trip, it must have been for a VALID reason and in the best interest of the students' safety and accountability. When quick to report stories to the media of negativity, you must first get the facts correct. IF some of you as parents aren't concerned with the safety of your children, you should be grateful to know that the Principal always is. Safety of the students and staff of ESHS, is always her number one priority!
Maybe Ms. Underwood need to be more concerned about the students education and strengthen the athletic department than her so call new found interest in safety knowing the waste of fund on a stupid wall that is useless and was just mvw political Peggie bank
but how come she wants consent form all of a sudden? something sounds fishy and personal if you ask me..
he was awaway?
Blah blah blah she is too dawn immature if she has a beef with Steve she should not take it out on the students so go sit down with your rubbish about she caring about students…many of us teachers know better the ESHS is in so much confusion
They treat the athletic dept. like sh*t anyway, she could have told them long time they needed a consent form set of oppressors
The crazy thing is with all the money M*** made on pier he could have donated a pallet of water and toilet paper from his store. Set of MooMoo.
Moron uses bully tactics and so all his croonies do to. She trying to bully steve and all of us who know steve knows he not going for that sh*t!
About no toilet paper or water in the school. Stop complaining so ... much and donate some toilet paper and bottled water to the school. The wall that was placed around the school is for safety reasons. Stop blaming the government for everything and stop depending on the government for everything. If your stove stop working is that the government fault or problem?
Child's play commanding a lotta hype and the readers and school attention.
Child's play have those who were supposed to be in control baffled and clueless.
Child's play rumors bring out the worse in the school leadership have them trying to find out who give VINO infor.
Child's play gone far because, this is the BVI
Did the sports dept issue consent forms for parents to sign?
Did the kids give them to their parents?
Did some parents not sign them?
Did the kids return the forms to school?
Are the complainers parents whose kids have not been abroad before and thus maybe did not know that consent is required?
What is different this time?
U****8 to dam political see when ppl get jobs because of politics we now see the results