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Software installed on thousands of laptops issued to public school students tracks online activity and attempts to restrict explicit content in search results, whether the devices are on campus or connected to the internet elsewhere.
The number of students enrolled in Cayman Islands government schools for the 2021/22 school year is essentially the same as it was last year.
In the absence of written guidelines or rules, it appears that school leaders have broad discretion in terms of the promotion or display of religion within Cayman government schools.
A lack of space is often cited as the reason for the segregation of Cayman’s public schools. However, no non-Caymanian child was turned away from public school this past year due to overcrowding.
Public high school students are getting suspended far less often than they were in the past — although behaviour issues remain a concern, particularly in regard to fighting and illegal substances.
Outgoing teachers share the good, the bad and the ugly about their experiences in Cayman’s public education system.
Grand Cayman’s public secondary schools are at more than 90% of their maximum capacity, meaning that they could accommodate fewer than 200 additional students who wish to enrol.
More than 10% of Cayman Islands public school students have significant special education needs. In the month of January, government paid more than $110,000 for SEN assistance from private contractors.
The monthly cost to provide private security services to public schools has increased by more than 150% over the last decade, from $35,600 per month to $89,700 per month.