Education minister concerned about ‘tragic and alarming’ violent incidents involving students | News

The Ministry of Training and Youth is expressing sorrow over the tragic stabbing demise of a grade seven scholar from Denham City Excessive Faculty in Kingston on Tuesday.

The scholar, Omar Collie, was fatally injured whereas on his means house from college.

Reviews reaching The Gleaner are that someday after 3:20 p.m. a feminine scholar used a tail comb to inflict a severe wound to Omar’s chest throughout a dispute.

The woman, who attends a Company Space highschool, is reportedly in custody.

Moreover, the ministry says it’s deeply involved about an incident at Oberlin Excessive Faculty in St Andrew West Rural, the place a feminine scholar was attacked by one other feminine scholar on the entrance of the varsity on the identical day.

The injured scholar suffered a number of facial accidents and is at present receiving medical care.

“These incidents are both tragic and alarming. We must come together as a community to ensure the safety and well-being of our students. Violence has no place in our schools. We will continue working with the Ministry of National Security and other MDAs to create a culture of peace in places of learning,” Dana Morris Dixon, Minister of Training, Abilities, Youth and Info says.

Morris Dixon says the ministry’s Area One workplace has dispatched a specialised staff to offer grief counselling and psychological assist to the affected college students, workers and households at Denham City Excessive Faculty and Oberlin Excessive Faculty.

Moreover, a full investigation is below means into each issues, and the ministry is awaiting the official studies to establish additional particulars.

Morris Dixon has additionally dedicated to finishing the overview of the Faculty Security Coverage.

Within the meantime, she says the ministry will proceed to overview and strengthen measures geared toward fostering secure and peaceable college environments for all college students and workers.

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