December 3, 2024 at 3:22 pm
Update (including the circulated document) – Educators will not search for bombs in schools
Update 4th December 2024: Following a communication with Education Ministry it was stated that this document which was circulated in schools is not a document approved by the current administration and the Ministry is not giving such directions to schools. The Union is satisfied with the clarification. The document is found here
The MUT is objecting strongly about a communication being circulated in schools and produced by a unit within the Education Ministry regarding a search procedure for bombs in schools. The communication states that the Head of School needs to appoint a ‘search team’ to search for bombs in schools. This is unheard of and surely MUT will not accept that educators go to search for bombs in schools during a bomb scare. The Union has already stated that yesterday’s bomb scare in multiple schools exposed the inefficiency of authorities in dealing with such situations. The solution is to address those inefficiencies and not to expose educators to risks by looking for explosive devices in schools. The MUT is directing all Heads of Schools and educators to ignore the said communication – reference Bomb Threats Procedure In Schools.
