Schools Forced to Close Due to Power Failures | Bahamas News

Bahamas News Today | 2 Min News | The Daily News Now! · Sep 15, 2026 · 1m

Schools on Eleuthera are forced to send students home early due to unreliable electricity, turning classrooms into sweltering, dark spaces that hinder learning. The aging electrical grid, poorly maintained and often patched up just before the school year starts, causes frequent outages and damaging surges — ruining equipment like printing presses and refrigerators. Early dismissals at one school ripple across campuses, forcing students to scramble for shared buses. Teachers and parents are outraged as officials scramble for fixes, while political leaders condemn the broader neglect of school…