Eden Lodge and Good Shepherd Suspend Classes Over Odour Concerns

Eden Lodge Primary and Good Shepherd Primary will temporarily relocate while officials investigate an odour at the Eden Lodge school site and clear it for safe use. The Ministry of Educational Transformation says 358 students, along with teachers and support staff, will move to alternative sites, with no set date yet for their return.

Officials from the Ministry of Education Transformation met parents on Sunday to discuss temporarily relocating 282 Eden Lodge Primary and 76 Good Shepherd Primary students while investigators work to identify the source of an odour at the Eden Lodge school plant. No regular classes will be held Monday, November 9, as staff prepare alternative sites and transport and meal arrangements are finalised.

Classes at Eden Lodge Primary School and the section of Good Shepherd Primary housed there have been suspended while the Ministry of Education works to find new locations after reports that teachers felt unwell. Although recent air and environmental tests found no unusual contaminants, officials are still investigating the source of the odour and symptoms.

Eden Lodge Primary School reopened today after last week’s closure over environmental concerns, but some staff reportedly became ill after a foul odour was detected on the compound. The Ministry of Health and Wellness cleared the school for regular classes after air tests, repairs to a cracked duct pipe, and smoke testing, while teachers’ union president Rudy Lovell urged a quick resolution.