Recalling the “wrapper controversy” at Springer Memorial School, where a 14-year-old student refused to pick up a wrapper after being asked to do so by her year-head and then the principal, the Founder & Chairman of Williams Industries Inc., an employer of over 800 people, made it clear that he is not against or afraid of cleaning the toilet if it needs to be cleaned and picking papers off the ground even if dressed for a meeting.
“So its beats me why a parent in Barbados would be quarrelling with a teacher for instructing a student to pick up something in an effort to keep the school clean. In my opinion students should be encouraged to try and keep their school clean – it’s for them, it’s where they will benefit from a good education, so why not encourage the students to be proactive and to keep the school clean,” he told BNCPTA members gathered at Divi Southwinds Beach Resort.
Williams further stressed, “I don’t have any problem with teachers encouraging students to maintain their school and keep it in good order. The worst thing that I think could be done is to overlook deliberate damage to a school and let the children get away with it.” (TL)