The Electoral Commission of Jamaica (ECJ) says several schools will be closed on Monday, March 5, as they will be used as polling stations to facilitate the by-elections.

By-elections will be held in the St. Andrew North Western constituency and the Norman Gardens division.

Affected schools in the St. Andrew North Western constituency include Meadowbrook Preparatory and High,  Salvation Army School for the Blind and the Visually Impaired, Little Angels Basic, Morris Knibb Preparatory, Gordon’s Memorial Preparatory, Pembroke Hall High, Maverley Primary and Junior High, Red Hills Basic, Laura’s Basic, Auburn Basic, and the St. John the Baptist Preparatory.

While, schools to be affected by the by-election in the Norman Gardens division are Dunoon Technical High, Norman Gardens Primary and Junior High, the Tutorial College, Windward Road Primary and Junior High, Leila Tomlinson Basic, Adastra Gardens Basic, Rennock Lodge All Age, and Rollington Town Primary.

The Ministry of Education has issued a bulletin to administrators of the affected schools, asking that they ensure suitable arrangements are made to make-up for the lost contact day.