The Trinidad and To­ba­go Unified Teachers’ As­so­­­­­ci­ation (TTUTA) has reported a high level of absenteeism among teachers and students for a second day across schools in Trinidad and Tobago.

This follows what is believed to be the second day of a silent protest by teachers after they failed to receive their promised new salaries this month.

TTUTA president Crystal Ashe said yester­day that the absenteeism at the nation’s schools continued for a second day, but insisted the low attendance by teaching staff was not a directive from the association.