PHILIPSBURG:— Minister of Education, Culture, Youth and Sports (ECYS) Rodolphe Samuel announced on Wednesday that schools on St. Maarten will remain open for face-to-face teaching even though a number of teachers and students have tested positive with the coronavirus.
Samuel said since the opening of school on August 9th, 2021, 17 students and 12 teachers from Primary Schools on St. Maarten tested positive with the virus and have all been placed in quarantine.
The Minister said 18 students and 4 teachers from Secondary Schools also tested positive. Samuel said that the schools and the Education Ministry have been working closely ...
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