Education Guidance Coronavirus In The Cayman Islands

The health and safety of children and students, as well as staff, continues to be the top priority of the Ministry of Education. It is critical that safety measures are in place to ensure that high quality education can still be accessed.

Updated COVID-19 guidance exists for educational institutes. You can download it below.

As a part of the phased re-opening plan of our borders, The Cayman Islands Government has approved new testing methods to be added to our national protocols, to assist with the screening of COVID-19 in the community. This additional testing will be done through antigen-detecting rapid diagnostic or lateral flow tests (“LFTs”).

The safety protocols for schools are included in the Ministry of Education’s COVID-19 Guidance for Educational Institutions. The document can be found here. Please also refer to Public Health guidance here.

Anyone who feels unwell (children/staff/carers) should not attend an educational institution. They should contact Public Health at any of the following telephone numbers and consider scheduling a COVID-19 PCR test:

1-800-534-8600
947-3077

If a suspected case of COVID-19 is identified in your child’s school/institution, the school/institution will:

Notify Public Health of a suspected case of student
Separate the student from the main student body in a secure and comfortable environment until released to the parent/guardian
Ensure the student is supervised at all times in line with child protection guidelines
Notify the Director of the Department of Education Services (DES) or Ministry of Education

In the case of a member of staff, the individual will contact Public Health and self-isolate as a precautionary measure.

The Ministry of Education has provided all students enrolled in Government schools with digital devices (laptops/IPads), procured a variety of learning software and made LTE modems available for those most in need of this assistance to facilitate a smooth transition to remote learning as needed. Students who are unwell and at home are not expected to continue with learning until they are feeling better.

Schools do not usually offer onsite vaccination. The list of vaccination clinics/sites can be found here.

Parents of government school students who have questions may contact the principal or director of their child’s school using the following contact information:

School	Principal / Director	Email	Telephone No.
Edna Moyle Primary	Danielle Duran	danielle.duran@gov.ky	926-8343
East End Primary	Allison Greaves	allison.greaves@gov.ky	938-8971
Theoline McCoy Primary	Kimberly Watler	kimberly.watler@gov.ky	925-5464
Cayman Islands Further Education Centre (CIFEC)	Mr. Pedro Lazzari	plazzari@cifec.edu.ky	925-6386
Savannah Primary	Delton Pedley	delton.pedley@gov.ky	925-0164
Clifton Hunter High	Richard Wildman	richard.wildman@gov.ky	936-0471
Lighthouse	Janice Headley	jheadley@lhs.edu.ky	916-7139
George Town Primary	Sharon Campbell-Danvers	sharon.campbell-danvers@gov.ky	925-5439
Sir John A Cumber Primary	Jovanna Wright	jovanna.wright@gov.ky	916-7584
Red Bay Primary	Ryan Dale	rdale@rbps.edu.ky	926-1217
Prospect Primary	Patricia Taylor	patricia.taylor@gov.ky	916-8318
John Gray High	Jon Clark	jclark@jghs.edu.ky	938-8537
Layman E Scott Snr High	Devon Bowen	dbowen@lshs.edu.ky	926-3045
Creek & Spot Bay Primary	Margaret Juman	margaret.juman@gov.ky	925-7232
West End Primary	Susan Aaron- Abel	susan.aaron-abel@gov.ky	916-2698
Little Cayman Education Services	Veronica Juman Khan	vjuman-khan@lces.edu.ky	925-7239

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