Tuesday, September 30, 2014 by Jamaica Observer
PRIME Minister Portia Simpson Miller has cautioned students against using the tablet computers, provided to them by the Government, to post on YouTube and other social media sites.
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| Prime Minister Portia Simpson Miller (second right) and Minister of Education Ronald Thwaites (right) applaud as Minister of Science, Technology, Energy and Mining, Phillip Paulwell presents a tablet to Haile Selassie High School student Tarique Salmon. Occasion was the handing over of tablets to students of the school yesterday, under the Government’s $1.4 billion Tablets in Schools pilot project. Tarique’s mother, Vinnel Lawson, shares in the moment. (PHOTO: JIS) |
Simpson Miller, who was addressing yesterday's distribution of the tablets at the Haile Selassie High School in her South West St Andrew constituency, said that the devices "are for educational purposes, nothing else". She also advised parents to monitor their children's use of the tablets.
Haile Selassie is the third institution to be issued with tablet computers under the Government's $1.4 billion Tablets in Schools pilot programme and the first secondary level institution.
Salt Savannah Primary and Infant School in Clarendon and Cavaliers All-age School in West Rural St Andrew are the schools that have already received devices.
The 840 students of Haile Selassie will be presented with the devices over two days. Tablets were previously distributed to teachers from participating schools across the island.
The prime minister, in hailing the project, said with the tablets in hand, students will now have the opportunity to improve on their school work.
Noting her commitment to education, the prime minister said her administration has provided some $8 million in tertiary support, each year, for students in her constituency. more
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