School officials beaten at Tranquillity Secondary School

UPDATE:

A water-fight game between two Form One students last Friday at the Tranquillity Government Secondary School, Port of Spain, resulted in two staff members being assaulted at the school
yesterday.

President of the TT Unified Teachers Association Lynsley Doodhai told Newsday the staff were attacked by the parent and a relative of a child at the school.

“One of the students who was involved in the water game last Friday reported the incident to the parents and they came to the school this morning. The child’s mother and sister came to the school and confronted the other student at 7.30 am,” he said.

“These two individuals walked into the school and assaulted the student and the two school officials. The vice principal and one of the deans of the school tried to step in to quell the disturbance and on doing so, they both were assaulted by the two people who were on the school’s compound.

“I was also informed that two school supervisors III were also on the compound when the incident happened.”

Doodhai said the situation was very frightening and called on Education Minister Anthony Garcia to restore normality.

He said the incident yesterday was the second in the past few weeks. “Just last week we heard about the attempted kidnapping at the school, when two men came onto the school compound and tried to take a particular student.

“The Tranquillity Secondary School and the incidents that are taking place at the school are a cause for great concern by the association.

“The association realises that there is a discipline problem at the school, and there is also an issue with the relationship of the administration of the school and teachers of the school, which is contributing to the indiscipline.”

ORIGINAL STORY:

A water game between two Form One students last Friday at the Tranquillity Government Secondary School resulted in two school officials being assaulted at the school on this morning.

Speaking to Newsday today president of the TT Unified Teachers Association (TTUTA) Lynsley Doodhai confirmed the incident took place.

“One of the students who was involved in the incident last Friday reported the incident to the parents and they came to the school this morning. The parent and a relative confronted the other student on the school compound at 7.30 a.m."

Doodhai said, the vice principal and one of the deans of the school tried to step in to quell the disturbance and on doing so, both school officials were assaulted by the two people who were on the school’s compound. "I was also informed two School Supervisors III were also on the compound when the incident happened,” Doodhai said.