Acting Chief Education Officer promises appropriate action after strip search of students

Several days after reports surfaced about female students of the Santa Rosa Secondary School being strip-searched over accusations of stolen money, acting Chief Education Officer Marcel Hutson yesterday said that he was unaware of the incident but promised an investigation and appropriate action.

Based on information reaching Stabroek News over the weekend, it was reported that a formal complaint had been filed after a female student of the school brought the incident to the attention of a resident in the area.

Regional Executive Officer (REO) of Region One Leslie Wilburg had also