TEACHERS at several schools in the Corporate Area have failed to turn up for classes this morning as the Jamaica Teachers' Association (JTA) keeps true to its promise to strike over outstanding monies owed by the government.

At this point a number of the teachers have not turned up for classes, there is no official word from the school principal but it would appear as if what were seeing is part of the strike action, a security guard at the Pembroke Hall High School in St Andrew told the Observer.

Similar sentiments were shared at the Duhaney Park Primary School, by another security guard.

At this time of day classes would have already started but so far we have only seen a few teachers coming to the school and then heading back out, the guard said a few minutes ago.

Over at Constant Spring Primary, teachers present refused to speak to the Observer, but a view of the premises showed no students on the compound.

Some students were, meanwhile, observed walking aimlessly about in the vicinity of all the schools visited.

The teachers have been invited to a meeting at the Ministry of Labour today, where the labour minister will try to resolve the dispute between the JTA and the Education Ministry.