An apparently angered student of the Deighton Griffith Secondary School today grabbed a cutlass from a work shed but was disarmed by another school boy.
A member of the school staff was slightly injured in the attempt to disarm the upset student.
The police were called in and concerned parents turned up at the school but the Ministry of Education said everything was under control and that classes were continuing.
The Ministry of Education also denies that there was any lockdown contrary to reports circulated on social media.
The Education Ministry’s Communications Consultant, Gaynelle Marshall, says the disarming of the boy prevented the situation escalating.
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It was the second time in a week that a weapon was retrieved from a school student and the trend is a matter of concern for the Barbados Union of Teachers.
On Monday a knife was found in the possession of a student at the St. Catherine Primary School.
BUT President, Rudy Lovell, wants parents to warn their children about the consequences of resorting to violence.
President of the BUT, Rudy Lovell.
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As information about the incident circulated on social media frantic parents arrived at the school.
Parents of students at Deighton Griffith Secondary School.
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The Democratic Labour Party is concerned over what it sees as a recent surge of violence in schools.
DLP spokesperson on Education, Felicia Dujon, doesn’t believe the government has addressed the issue properly,
DLP spokesperson on Education, Felicia Dujon
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Concerned students came to the aid of a school girl after she fell ill on a bus today.
The Ministry of Education’s Gaynelle Marshall noted this happened outside the Deighton Griffith School while the other matter at the school was going on.
Communications Consultant at the Ministry of Education, Gaynelle Marshall.
