All schools on Providenciales and North Caicos were deep-cleaned and sanitized for the New Year in keeping with a commitment by Government, through the Ministries of Health and Human Services, Education and Government Support Services.
During the Christmas break, crews cleaned all private and public schools on the two islands to prevent any threat of the norovirus among the school populations. This meant that all rooms, equipment, books, desks, chairs, tables and carpets etc. had to be cleaned and sanitized according to norovirus protocols. This labor-intensive process delayed the reopening of two public high schools namely the Raymond Gardiner High School on North Caicos and the Clement Howell High School.
The Norovirus Protocols require that once cleaned, all rooms had to be closed for a period of two days (48 hours) to ensure that the sanitization process was effective.
The Government is committed to taking whatever measures are necessary to safeguard the health and safety of the children and young people of the TCI. As an ongoing precaution, TCIG is urging the public to practice proper hand washing and personal hygiene as encouraged by the Ministry of Health and Human Services in previous news releases.
The Ministry of Education extends its thanks to all the parties including, Principals and staff of the private schools who took part in this exercise. Their cooperation ensured that the deep cleaning and sanitization process was completed, in most instances, to commence the Hilary Term on January 7, 2013.
