Education Ministry

The Ministry of Education has acknowledged concerns raised by the Estate Police Association about the condition of security booths at several schools and said it is completing an assessment of the affected facilities.

A press release from the ministry confirmed that the review is being conducted with the National Maintenance Training Services to determine the scope of work required.

The ministry said it will prioritise necessary remedial works for inclusion in its Vacation Repair Programme, which covers critical repairs and upgrades to school infrastructure. It added that it remains focused on maintaining safe and secure school environments and will continue engaging relevant stakeholders as the process moves forward.

In a video shared with Guardian Media over the weekend, EPA members compiled images of security booths showing missing boards, broken windows and doors, exposed electrical outlets, leaking roofs and pipelines, rotted flooring, unkempt washrooms, muddy footpaths, worn furniture, and rat and mosquito infestations.

Contacted yesterday, the chairman of the EPA’s NMTS branch Zahir Khan said several officers had fallen because of unsafe conditions and were now on injury leave.

“Our appeal is that we would have given the company and the ministries enough time to address these issues. We are taking a more diplomatic approach and are going to report it to OSHA as a violation. We want parties to address these issues immediately,” Khan said at the time.