Out Sick!

Word that educational activities at schools would be crippled by an island-wide teacher sickout on Tuesday spread rapidly through social media networks following a meeting called by the Saint Lucia Teacher's Union on Monday.

The rumours appeared to be borne out as reports started coming in to the news desk on Tuesday morning of schools devoid of teachers and largely of students as well.

The Choice team stopped in at several schools in the north of the island to find out what the situation was on the ground. Here is their reporting.