But, until we hear otherwise, schools are preparing to open in January - and one criminal took advantage of a pre-school's readiness plans yesterday.
It happened at Jonee Pre-School on Crowne Avenue in Belize City at just around 11 in the morning. That's when a dark-skinned man dressed in black showed up at the school claiming to be from the Ministry of Education. He told the teacher that he was tasked with carrying out inspections.
She dutifully allowed him in and started showing him around but that's when he grabbed her by the throat and pushed her inside a bathroom. Wu fell to the floor and hit her head. He then proceeded to steal a number of small items.
It's a shocking act of violence perpetrated by a criminal exploiting the drive to get back to school. This morning on Sunup on 7, the Ministry of Education's C.E.O. Dian Maheia said that it cannot happen again. Here's how she broke down the incident this morning:
The thief made off with Wu's husband's Samsung phone as well as her white cellphone, for a total value of $800.00
