ROAD TOWN, Tortola, BVI - This is according to a caller on Tuesday May 3, 2011 radio programme “Speak Out BVI” hosted by Douglas Wheatley.

The caller wanted to know when the High School would have a confirmed Principal. Since 2009, Melissa Amey has been acting in the position.

“You have over 3,000 students and 100 plus teachers to monitor and you can’t flex your muscles because you are only acting and that sends a bad message,” the caller stated. “We need to know that our kids are protected by a master of the school.”

However, according to the caller the Ministry of Education should come to a decision soon because “it’s about time to give the rubber stamp to someone”.

“So you know when the master is in the house things run good. It is sad that Mr. Stoutt has to be home worrying many days …his name is there but his school has an acting Principal,” the caller added.

Ms. Amey, a teacher at the school since 2001, was named to the position of deputy principal effective December 1, 2008, and later acting principal, amid some controversies. Some claimed her appointment was political.

She has three assistants in the areas of academics, pastoral and discipline.

Efforts to contact education officials to shed some light on the issue were futile.

Article taken from Virgin Islands News Online - http://www.virginislandsnewsonline.com