A policy proposed by the Ministry of Education (MoE) to deal with school violence is currently being piloted in a secondary school before being published.
On Monday, the MoE was asked by Stabroek News about the status of the policy and its implementation and its Public Relations Manager, Murtland Haley, responded that it is now being piloted.
“Ministry of Education is currently testing portions/aspects of it at a Secondary School. If necessary, it will be amended and published soon. That’s as much as I can say at this point”, he said.
The policy comes as a direct response to several incidents of school violence between students, students and teachers and parent and teachers. There have also been invasions of school compounds. Recent incidents have included a school altercation at the Anns Grove Secondary School which resulted in a student receiving medical attention for several stab wounds.
