School Violence: Why We All Need to Step Up and Take Responsibility

Hello everyone; I’d like to talk about a very serious issue that’s been affecting our community here in Trinidad and Tobago – school violence. It’s become a major problem, particularly since schools reopened, with students engaging in fights and other acts of defiance. This is not acceptable, and action must be taken to address it.The Ministry of Education has already taken some steps to combat school violence by increasing community police presence at schools. While this has been somewhat successful, we must remember that police intervention should be a last resort. All stakeholders in a child’s life, including parents, guardians, […]

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