LeAnn Lewis plays the guitar.-Photo by Karen Sudu
Glenmuir fourth-former might not be allowed to graduateKaren Sudu, Gleaner Writer
OLD HARBOUR, St Catherine:LEANN EBONY Lewis copped grade one in English language in the Caribbean Secondary Education Certificate (CSEC) at age 12.
In fact, nearing the end of her fourth-form year at Glenmuir High School in Clarendon, the 15-year-old, who now has seven CSEC subjects, might not be among the institution's 2014 graduates.
"The school rule is that if you don't sit English and math in your fifth-form year, you cannot graduate," principal Monacia Williams explained. "We are not telling her to sit it over, we are just telling her that she cannot graduate."
LeAnn also obtained a grade-three pass in mathematics when she sat the exam as a second former; however, her mom, Shirley Lewis, said that while she would be resitting that subject, there was no plan for her to resit English.
"When she got the grade one in English, I sent a copy of the result to the principal and she called and congratulated us and asked what our intention was for her, and Lascelles (LeAnn's father) told her that it was our intention to allow her to do as many subjects as possible," Lewis explained.
Lewis, who operates the Blackwood Gardens Advanced Miracle Learning Centre in Old Harbour Bay, raised the issue at a recent Gleaner Community Forum held at the Social Development Commission's St Catherine Parish Office in Spanish Town.