The Ministry of Education LIED, Lovell says

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The Ministry of Education is aware of a video circulating showing some E-book Devices and textbooks that were disposed of by the Board of Education.

 

We wish to inform the public of the following facts surrounding the disposal of the e-book devices:

 

  • The average lifespan of this technology ranges from 4 – 5 years

 

  • The Ebook Devices shown are over 6 (six) years old and after many iterations of repairs, upgrades, and salvaging of parts for other devices, these e-book devices have been deemed to have outlived their useful and technological lives, and have been rendered irreparable.

 

  • The Board of Education attempted to sustainably dispose of the obsolete devices by removing all reusable parts such as hard drives, batteries and motherboards prior to their disposal. While attempts were made to remove all of the SD cards, it is apparent that some may have been missed.

 

As it relates to the printed texts, the Board of Education wishes to advise that while it appreciates and understands the value of text books, the following are the facts:

 

  • Due to changes in the syllabus and the curriculum the text books in question have been replaced in the schools.

 

  • All of the books that have been disposed at the landfill are out of print, out of circulation, and have been in storage for up to eight years.

 

  • Due to an excessive grown of mold on the books, along with the fact that these books were already replaced in the education system, It was felt that the continuous storage of these texts was neither sustainable nor practical.

 

The Ministry of Education and The Board of Education remain committed to not only the education of our youth, but ensuring that all the necessary tools for facilitating this process are made available to them.

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9 COMMENTS

  1. So who is to blame for the discarding of the ebooks? Is the opposition blaming the min of education? Should he have micromanaged the discarding process? Are the simcards compatible with any new modern devices? What’s the objective of this outing?

    • Dave Ray, you are asking a lot of questions. Why are you asking? Do you have the answers? You have been popping up a lot lately. What are you looking for from the labour government?

  2. Observer headline after thescandal broke was
    “Spencer said: ASHE LIED”

    • HIS SOUL CRIES FROM THE GRAVE, HELP HELP THATS THE CRY THAT I HEAR

  3. Lovell why do you insist on being a coward and not ENGAGING WITH THE PUBLIC??? Take some calls and questions and stop this sham of HIDING BEHIND SHAWN NICHOLAS and RADIO SHOWS THAT DON’T HAVE OPEN LINES!!!

    Why be such a SCAREDY CAT??? 🙀

    • Wicked set a people.
      Family only matters

  4. HELP, HELP IS THE CRY THAT I HEAR. IS A LIFE OF A PUBLIC SERVANT WORTH NOTHING?

  5. Mr. Dave Ray who is responsible for the ebooks? Was the disposal done by students individually? Who else would you blame other than the Ministry of Education or the Board of Education? For your information the buck stops either with the authorities in the Ministry of Education or the Board of Education. Why are you trying to protect the Minister of Education from blame? If he is blameworthy he is blameworthy. For your information the disposal of the ebooks in the way it was done was a dismal failure. Since you live in a more developed country, I am sure just from observation, reading or listening to the news you would know that electronic devices are disposed of in a particular way because of the impact that certain electronic components can have on the environment. These impacts can be very deleterious and long lasting.

  6. @ CHARLES TABOR

    I am at a loss to understand what is the BIG hoop Law is about the discarding of the EBOOKS. The EBOOKS are no longer of IRRELEVANCE. UPP is grabbing at straws. UPP will grab at anything for POLITICAL notoriety. This is not news. Why keep items in the store room when there is no more life in Them.

    UPP is aware of the following polls so that is the reason for trying to keep Their name in the MEDIA. Tabor pick your battles.

    ABLP. 17. SEATS.

    UPP. 00 SEAT ( 10 CANDIDATES WILL LOSE)

    DNA. 00. SEAT ( ALL CANDIDATES WILL LOSE DEPOSITS)

    BARBUDA. 00. SEAT

    LANDSLIDE ELECTION VICTORY FOR ABLP.

    This is UPP bother.

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