The Department of Education was reliably informed early this evening that the Bermuda Union of Teachers (BUT) has called an emergency general membership meeting for teachers at 8:30am tomorrow morning, 31 May. All teachers should be aware that the BUT has not requested time away from work for their members to attend this meeting. Therefore teachers are not authorized to absent themselves from work but are expected to report to school for the regular school work day.
However, the Department will work with the BUT in alignment with correct protocols to find a more suitable time to hold a general membership meeting rather than disrupt the teaching day for students.