Petition for a More Affordable & Sustainable Book System

Coy Guthrie

I am annoyed that each year I purchased books and at the end of the term I am disposing all and not avle to resell or reused for others.

Patricia Laing

The books are not affordable

Kadeen Smith

This is such a good thing for the country the government need to see it

Nadine

We need to stop putting parents under financial strain to procure books that aren’t being fully utilized.

errol williamson

This is important to me as I observe the exorbitant costs to my Grandchildren for books. There must be a better way.

Taneisha Thorpe

I believe it allows everyone a fair opportunity to save funds has most of the time these prints aren't used at all during the entire school season

Fiona Ramsay

We support this initiative

Misbah Tariq

These books are outrageously expensive. Also single use only. I can’t even use the same book for my other child. This way the education of my children suffers.

Stacey Modiano

This is a huge issue, every year parents are given long expensive lists that are often not all used. It’s so wasteful

Natasha M. Jackson née Duncan

Education should be accessible for all and if the average Jamaican is struggling to afford the books and resources needed then this is a failure in the system and needs an overhaul.

Lee Jones

Education should be available to all, equally.

Supporter

The economic situation in Jamaica is very challenging for most people, so we need to support the parents who don't know how to manage the cost of educating their children.

Malachi Williams

Education must be free to allow this country to grow.

Nicola Emmanuel

A good quality basic education needs to be accessible to all families. Families should not have to choose between basic human needs every year to educate their children.

Alicea Evans

These text books are expensive especially for high school and the children don't use them i still have countess unused books

Sandra Mullings

Buying and then tossing partially used workbooks is not a sustainable practice. It is damaging from at least an environmental and economical perspective. There has to be a better way.

Supporter

Needed!

Dean Tapper

Affordable access to text books for Children is absolutely important.

Christine MOUGIN

We are in 2026, time to wake up and catch up with the modern tools at our disposal. Great initiative!

Just Ryan

We really need to do something about these book prices.