Education Minister Shawn Edward has described it as welcome news to people in the education sector, a phased return by students to the physical classroom. The Dennery North MP spoke to Calixte George Jr. during Friday's Radio Caribbean International (RCI) programme, The Lunch Room. Edward explained that when some children are at home, they get involved in 'things that are really not for children. The Minister also disclosed that in some instances, individuals had violated the youngsters. 'The school has proved to be the safest place for a lot of our children,' he stated. However, Edward said that the children