The Education Ministry and Jamaica Teachers’ Association (JTA) are undertaking damage assessments of schools following the passage of Hurricane Beryl.

This was detailed in a recent bulletin issued by the Ministry and reiterated by JTA President Leighton Johnson in an interview with IRIE FM news yesterday.

During the hurricane, more than 800 schools served as shelters.

While acknowledging that some schools were impacted severely by the hurricane, Mr. Johnson expressed hope that the Ministry will prioritize school restoration activities ahead of the September academic term.

Meantime, he reiterated his call for the Ministry to allocate the necessary funds for schools to undertake short-term repairs following natural disasters.