On Monday, 20 August 2018, the school year began and President Danilo Medina celebrated its start by attending the inauguration of the Rosa Duarte Public High School in Hato Mayor. The new school has 28 classrooms for 875 students public school. Medina was accompanied by First Lady Candida Montilla.
Education Minister Andrés Navarro said at the event that almost 70% of the students in the public sector would be attending Extended School Day programs from 8am to 4pm.
News reports say that attendance for the first day of school in the National District was poor. Some directors told Listin Diario reporters that the low attendance was due to confusion over the date. Another reason was that the new uniforms to be used this year had not arrived at some schools and the children had to use their old uniforms.
Education Minister Navarro said that they were going to distribute 3,392,192 polo shirts free of charge for all of the students in the public sector with two each and confirmed that until they arrived the students were allowed to wear their old uniforms.
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21 August 2018
