Date for Entry: (Tuesday 03 September 2024)
Actual Date of Online Entry: (Sunday 08 September 2024)
[T1, W:01 – WD:02,
(Td:X)*].
Dear Diary,
I had a late
arrival waiting for Daddy to come up home. We got a spicy chicken pie by the
bus route in Curepe and I got the first bus on the priority down to Barataria.
Daddy also came on the bus with me this morning. He was going to Steve
Electronics in Barataria Junction to get a multi-USB port for the computer.
Sadly that one was spoiled and I had to get another one. He was asking me how
long this one had lasted and I told him that it was since the beginning of the two-year
OJT program that he had bought this spoiled one.
I met Miss
Mohammed by the office and three male parents were waiting. I didn't bother to
ask her for the OJT log book seeing that the office was still in a mess and not
packed up yet. I went to the staff room instead of the long walk behind the
hall. Looking through the window first, it looked like a meeting was going on.
When I got inside by the first table everyone was there. Mr. Charles was
directing the discussion at the time and I took my chair.
There were
issues with the timetable that had to be prepared for school tomorrow. These were
the instructions from the district supervisor Mr. Sanjeeve Prasad. He had the
last part of the meeting to discuss different points with us. Two other fallouts
occurred.
We also learned
that once the principal is on vacation she has no authority except for the
person acting in her place. I learned that the principal decided to take three
months of vacation which means that in January of 2025, she will be coming back
to Georges.
The list of
seniority was reviewed for the role of acting principal. Once Mr. Charles's
name was called he accepted the responsibility when the staff expressed their
confidence in him. Since Mr Martin after Mr Charles was not present the list
review had to stop and Mr Peer was asked to assist as acting vice principal
until word from Mr Martin. He would have to send his decision in writing. Mr
Prasad did not accept the person's decision while the principal was still on
duty.
The meeting
ended immediately for an urgent MMT meeting to begin. Ms. Gittens gave me her
supplies and she placed them into my green cleaning bag before heading over
with the heads to the MMT meeting. She came back to let me know that security
had the keys to open the art room.
Mr. Harry while
doing my entry asked if I was writing a love letter in this journal book. I
told him in a joke that I was writing my heart and soul out. He gave me a big
smile. Donna too tried joking to see in the journal love book. This was book
journal book number three. She had been joking with everyone about not saying
anything during the meeting with Mr. Prasad. I just hope that cleaning the art
room will not take forever.
Ms. Greenaway
had already expressed how shocked she was at the state of the art room and she
said that the art room and the home economics room were both the worst classes
in the entire school, concerning their status. The guard outside said that the
gate for the art room was opening but they had tried all the keys they had and
the two doors were not opening. I had to let Ms. know about this situation when
she came back to check on me from the MMT meeting.
When Waverly
came to visit “GG”, Shiva laughed and gave me a hard lash on my shoulder as I learned
about Waverly going to a Presbyterian school. He must have forgotten how much
his lashes hit me. Not sure when the room will be open but I went to work on my
Bible reading. There was a lot of flaming and noise in the entire staff room
until it cooled down. I did not see many of the MMT members after their recess.
I left early
again that afternoon and went up home. I saw Javid leaving too before turning
up 6th Avenue. The evening went by quickly. I tried watching the “Chicano Club”
documentary but it was too long. It also lost my attention. Perhaps if they had
a series in the holidays I may have appreciated that. I got two Love Island
chapters read out and all of “Another Day in Paradise” was fully transcribed
that evening.
Daryl
Zion M. Ali
(9:18 am – 2:59 pm)
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