Topic: Education Law

In the June 20, 1968 edition of the Caymanian Weekly, a precursor of the Cayman Compass, the following story, titled “New Education Law Under Fire,” appeared:

Premier Alden McLaughlin says his government plans to desegregate the islands’ schools in the long term, allowing foreign students to sit in classrooms alongside Caymanians. He said the long-standing policy decision not to allow the children of expatriates to attend government schools was one of the most regressive decisions the country had ever taken.

A new Education Law radically revising the outdated legislation underpinning the island’s school system has been approved by lawmakers. The law was unanimously approved after an extended discussion in the Legislative Assembly on Tuesday and Wednesday.