Ronald Thwaites, Opposition Spokesman on Education - file photo
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Ronald Thwaites
Ronald Thwaites, Opposition Spokesman on Education, is demanding the government compensate parents who bought the wrong textbooks for children who will be sitting exams under the Primary Exit Profile (PEP) this academic year.
Anger erupted after parents complained that they were notified that the books they were told to purchase for PEP preparations were being phased out.
The Book Industry Association of Jamaica (BIAJ) has said parents have been demanding refunds.
But at a news conference Monday, Mr. Thwaites said it is the government that should pay because it caused the confusion.
The Education Ministry has said some schools may have told parents to buy books which were not a part of the approved list.
It said it would carry out a probe into the matter.
Mr. Thwaites has also continued his criticism of the government's implementation of the PEP.
He noted that since the examination will be life-changing for students, the Education Ministry needs to act now to deal with the concerns of stakeholders.
"The preparation for PEP is not adequate at best, and is a bungling at worst. We need to stop now, forget the public relations, and as a nation, do the best we can for our children by offering them with clarity the material that they need and to offer their preceptors the kind of intense training which is required in order for them to succeed well," Mr. Thwaites urged.
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