WILLEMSTAD - Minister Sithree van Heydoorn of Education, Science, Culture and Sport (OWCS) has banned a working visit by Member of Parliament of the opposition party Steven Croes to the Brion School. Croes indicated this to the media. The parliamentarian had an appointment to see how the construction work at the school is progressing.
According to Van Heydoorn, a parliamentarian cannot visit government institutions unannounced.
In June 2020 there were riots in which some classrooms of the Brion School were set on fire. The renovation work has now started and Croes decided to make an appointment with the school director to check on the progress.
However, according to Croes, Van Heydoorn did not agree with the visit. Croes regrets it 'that the minister is acting politically'. He has the impression that Van Heydoorn first wants to visit the school himself and hopes that this will not become a trend.
The minister indicated that he has not stopped the visit. “You can't just enter a school without informing in advance,” says Van Heydoorn. “The aim is that the parliamentarians receive the right information during their visit and therefore the right people must be present.”
According to Van Heydoorn, this concerns the presence of the official charged with the school in question and the person responsible for the construction of the School Building Maintenance Foundation (SOS). “The official should receive both the minister and a parliamentarian.”