Philipsburg:--- Students attending primary and secondary schools on the Dutch side of the island has at least one more day at home since the EOC is yet to take a final decision as to when school would reopen. Acting Lt. Governor and Chairman of the EOC Reynold Groeneveldt said one of the main reasons a final decision was not taken on Tuesday was because the island is under storm watch as tropical storm Fiona approaches the island. St. Maarten and the neighboring islands just experienced the passing of hurricane Earl on Monday morning. While the damages were not catastrophic the cleanup crew including police had quite some work to do in preparation for the category 2 hurricane when it passed. Groeneveldt said school might reopen on Thursday but that decision will be taken in their next meeting on Wednesday. He made clear that so far St. Maarten is under storm watch and there is no curfew in place. Residents are asked to exercise caution during the passing of the storm.
However, an assessment was carried out on Tuesday with respect to the situation at schools on the island.
Teachers are hereby requested to report to their respective schools on Wednesday morning in order to prepare their classrooms.
Schools are to reopen on Thursday, September 2nd.
