New York Newsday
THE Ministry of Education said yesterday it is not against pan, as is being argued after the Old Tech Steel Orchestra failed to meet the January 12 deadline to relocate from the San Fernando West Secondary School.
The band’s equipment was removed from the music room and placed at the back of the school on Monday, raising the ire of its leader and arranger Sean Ramsey.
He denounced the move to “kick out pan from the school” and accused the principal of being anti-pan.
Education Minister Anthony Garcia said the ministry continues to invest heavily in the national instrument through initiatives employed by its Multi-Cultural Music Programme Unit. He said it also continues to collaborate with the Pan in Schools Committee, as well as host the National Schools Panorama Competition and similar cultural initiatives, in collaboration with relevant stakeholders.
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