The Ministry of Labour will on Tuesday announce what action it plans to take to restore normality to the country's schools after its plea for the teachers to return to work fell on deaf ears.

Speculation is rife that the matter will be referred to the Industrial Disputes Tribunal. Senior officials of the Labour Ministry along with Minister Pearnel Charles will Tuesday morning discuss strategies to get the teachers to end their industrial action. "The Ministry of Labour will monitor's (Tuesday's) situation and we'll make an announcement. There are several ways (to get teachers back in the classrooms) which we told the Jamaica Teachers' Association. "I don't want to prejudice the situation but the ministry will choose the best option available to it to have the teachers resume normalcy at the work place," Mr. Charles said.