All schools not closed

bankadan


Joined: 14/12/2007
Posts: 979

Message Posted:
20/11/2009 08:58

There is one still open in Çatalköy (private).

Speaking to a teacher,apparently it was each individuals school choice as to whether to close. She did mention that some schools are 'considering' cancelling the February holiday because of this 2 week that most of the schools are closed for now ??

I wonder if the teachers will be paid for this 2 weeks that the schools are closed now. Hope so, as no reduction on the school fees for this month!

susief


Joined: 06/11/2008
Posts: 529

Message Posted:
20/11/2009 09:51

Colourland Nursery in Zeytinlik is still open too.

deecyprus4


Joined: 27/07/2008
Posts: 3452

Message Posted:
20/11/2009 10:01

why are schools closed?

bankadan


Joined: 14/12/2007
Posts: 979

Message Posted:
20/11/2009 10:33

Closed because of swine flu

deecyprus4


Joined: 27/07/2008
Posts: 3452

Message Posted:
20/11/2009 11:04

Oh dear...thats terrible.

parkview



Joined: 12/03/2009
Posts: 1123

Message Posted:
20/11/2009 14:09

I was under the impression that all schools have been told they have to shut even if they are private, now I am confused as if this is not the case why have other schools chosen to shut. I feel sorry for working parents, what are they meant to do, I am fortunate my husband is not working and can look after my daughter but if he wasn't here I would be stuck.

Hayran


Joined: 12/03/2009
Posts: 74

Message Posted:
20/11/2009 15:11

As the Proprietor of Sunny Lane School I can confirm that we were contacted by Alev at the Ministry at 4.30pm on Wednesday to inform us that the Council of Ministers had made a decision that ALL schools in the TRNC had to close, private and state school. We are one of the very few schools who did not have any cases of swine flu and even though we have taken precautions by arranging for our school to be sprayed every Friday by the Belediye and special disinfecting solutions put in all classrooms, we were told that we still had to close. However they did say that if we remained open and we had a swine flu outbreak we would be shut down for not following Ministerial advice, not a risk we were prepared to take.

We have arranged for work packs to be sent home to all our students. We asked the Ministry if we could apply for only a 1 week break in February and the answer was a clear no!

For information, we are of course still paying our staff during the closure.

authentichoccie


Joined: 09/01/2008
Posts: 481

Message Posted:
20/11/2009 15:43

Well done Hayran for setting the record straight!

cyprusairsoft



Joined: 22/06/2009
Posts: 2066

Message Posted:
21/11/2009 14:52

no discount for parents then hayran? we are paying for an education and we are sorry about the flu there is nothing you can do but school is costing us a fortune and my kids are not getting educated at home

any ideas on this months fees

Hippo


Joined: 02/02/2007
Posts: 2070

Message Posted:
21/11/2009 14:59

So are the government going to close down kings bowling centre because it seams that most of the kids are there now.

robinhood


Joined: 06/05/2009
Posts: 71

Message Posted:
21/11/2009 15:09

sunny lane giving money back to the parents paying fees.......HA HA HA HA its not christmas yet, I doubt if Hayran would even reply to that

cyprusairsoft



Joined: 22/06/2009
Posts: 2066

Message Posted:
27/11/2009 17:31

worth a try i like hayran

Brinsley


Joined: 04/04/2009
Posts: 6858

Message Posted:
27/11/2009 17:46

I don't understand this, if the Department of Education has ordered all private schools to close the Government should financially compensate these institutions for the reimbursement of fees and teachers salaries.



Richard