Bridgetown.
The Inquiry into Alexandra School began at the Wildey Gymnasium yesterday, retired Permanent Secretary in the Ministry of Education Bruce Alleyne was the sole witness.
He confirmed allegations by the Barbados Secondary Teachers Union(BSTU) that principal of the school Jeff Broomes were disrespectfull to teachers.
Alleyne told the Commission, Broomes refused to pay a former part time music teacher for services rendered to the school when he accompanied students on a tour as part as CXC programme.
Responding to a question asked by Milton Pierce, the Senior Counsel to the Commission, Alleyne said Broomes did not complied with the Education Act when he recuited three temporary teachers.
"The Principal was accused of recruiting three temporary teachers without the necessary consultancy with the respective Heads of Department at the school.The law requires a Principal to consult with a Head of Department at the school when recruiting temporary teachers. This was done not, Mr Broomes admited at a meeting to recruiting the three persons without following the correct procedure", Alleyne said.
Retired Judge Frederick Waterman is the sole Commissioner at the Inquiry.
