A master teacher and researcher has sounded a stark alarm over teacher burnout in Antigua and Barbuda, warning that the condition may be claiming lives. The president of the teachers' union has echoed those concerns, stating the crisis has gone unaddressed for far too long, according to Antigua Observer.
Lydia Quinn, a master teacher currently pursuing doctoral research on the issue, is among those calling for urgent attention to what is being described as a systemic crisis affecting educators across the country.
The union president's remarks underscore the severity of a problem that education stakeholders say has been festering without meaningful intervention. Both Quinn and the union leader are urging authorities to take concrete steps to address the conditions driving burnout among teachers in Antigua and Barbuda.
