The recent fatal stabbing incident at the Kingston Technical High school a week ago has resurfaced the conversation of violence in schools. Opposition shadow Minister for Education Damion Crawford notes the underlining issue in the nation’s schools, is an insufficient number of guidance counselors and social workers. Crawford highlights part of the problem is students coming from backgrounds, lacking proper parental guidance.
He laments deans of discipline are also a small percentage. The Shadow Minister adds the violence intervention programs implemented by UNICEF among other organizations are not the answer, noting that the mental well-being of students should be the focus. A recent surge in school violence has resuscitated the conversation around the topic, particularly in light of the fatal stabbing incident at the Kingston Technical High School.
Watch more stories: Verified and Delivered, News You Can Depend On – CVM TV
JCF officer, Constable Lakarie Barrett, was charged for a 2022 off-duty shooting in Accompong, St.…
A policeman and a businessman were charged with kidnapping, robbery with aggravation, breaches of the…
A 17-year-old boy is facing charges for the stabbing murder of 20-year-old Akeilia White and…
In this update, murder accused Jolyan Silvera appeared in the Home Circuit Court on Tuesday,…
Founder of Hear the Children’s Cry, Betty-Ann Blaine, has died. News of the passing of…
Uproar in Ocho Rios, St. Ann, on Thursday as vendors aired their disapproval of the…