Shadow health minister Lovitta Foggo has branded the Bermuda Government’s plan to potentially close schools as “foolhardy, reckless and irresponsible”.

Ms Foggo was responding to the release this Monday of the full, 196-page school reorganisation (Score) report which highlighted four possible closures — St David’s Primary School, Heron Bay Primary School, Gilbert Institute and Prospect Primary School.

Meanwhile the deadline for school registration falls begins today and ends on Friday.

Ms Foggo urged parents to register their children at their first choice of school regardless of whether it is in the firing line warning them not to “fall prey” to possible motives of the government.

Ms Foggo said in a statement this morning: “In view of the fact that no definitive decisions have been made, this announcement has caused anxiety and stress for parents of current students, prospective students, principals and teachers alike. This is unacceptable.

“With school registration beginning today, I strongly encourage parents to register their young ones in the school of their choice, within their zones. Do not be deterred from registering your young ones from those schools highlighted as possibly closing.

“The scenarios provided by the Score team and shared by the minister were not endorsements of closure. In fact, ‘closure’ was not a recommendation. If the careless comments made by the minister were designed to dissuade parents from registering their children at the named schools, please do not fall prey to that possible motive. Make certain that you do indeed register your children there, to avoid any low enrolment numbers which might in future become part of arguments for certain closure.

“The Progressive Labour Party is acutely aware that some tough decisions will have to be made surrounding education, however to put out a statement with no definitive information in it only serves to muddy the waters and cause confusion.”