The Sanatan Dharma Maha Sabha (SDMS), which manages the school, has locked the principal out of the school and is adamant that it will not let her return to work Monday despite an instruction from the Teaching Service Commission for her to return to the job.
In reaction to the latest development, Gopeesingh has exercised his authority under the Education Act and summoned all parties to a meeting to discuss the problem.
In a media release the minister said he will meet Monday with the Teaching Service Commission, the Ministry of Education, the SDMS Education Board of Management, and the principal, Sita Gajadharsingh-Nanga.
"The situation at the Tunapuna Hindu School is untenable and unacceptable, and is detrimental to the education of the children," Gopeesingh said in the release.
Gajadharsingh-Nanga has reported to the Commission that the SDMS ordered her not to enrol black students at the school, a charge that the Maha Sabha has denied.
Secretary General Sat Maharaj has called the principal a liar, noting that the school's enrolment is a reflection of the demographics of the region where the school is located.
Gajadharsingh-Nanga has also charged that Maharaj instructed her to remove any African children from the school and to reject trainees of the On-the-Job training programme who were non-Indian and non-Hindu.
The opposition People's National Movement (PNM) has taken up the matter and demanded action.
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