SAVANNA-LA-MAR, Westmoreland — A group of frustrated parents of Godfrey Stewart High School students, led by their president Peta-Gaye Melbourne, staged a peaceful demonstration outside the gates of the institution on Thursday.

They are upset over teaching and learning conditions at the institution and what they see as the Ministry of Education’s slow pace in having recently demolished buildings — deemed unsafe for use — reconstructed in time for the upcoming school term.

“We have been lobbying for the refurbishment of the school for months. The last time they did any refurbishing was in March,” stated Melbourne, who is president of the school’s parent-teacher association (PTA).