00:00Tobago police were called to the Mason Hall Secondary School following an
00:05incident involving a student where feces were thrown on her. One parent is calling
00:10for justice and is also calling on the Division of Education to intervene in
00:15the matter. Rebecca Ned, the child's guardian, told TV6 News that the
00:21incident occurred on Monday morning at the school. My niece called me and told
00:26me that she was doused with feces, what kind we don't know, and the
00:33justification of this was they threw away her bag as the teacher said throw
00:38away the bag and we must buy back the bags and books and then she could come
00:44back to school. Ms. Ned spoke to TV6 News outside the Mason Hall Secondary
00:50School on Monday. She said she got no satisfaction from school authorities. Now
00:55I just calling on the God above because I have some slack screw in my head. I
01:01have some real slack screw. Why should we buy back books and bag after the
01:08atrocity was handled down on this child in this school and that is the
01:13satisfaction. Come and get your child because of this and we must buy back.
01:18We need some satisfaction. I need some satisfaction. Ms. Ned also spoke
01:24with police officers who arrived at the school. She said she wants justice for
01:29the 13-year-old girl in her care. I am here today to get justice and if they
01:34don't give me justice today, trust me with the God above, I will get justice. The
01:4013-year-old form 2 student told the TV6 News that she suffered two previous
01:45incidents of bullying at the school at the hands of fellow students where in
01:50one case her lunch money was taken. Previously this incident, money has been
01:56taken from my personal space and my phone has been stolen from the school as well.
02:06How do you feel about this? Well, I feel disappointed. I am a person who really
02:13doesn't talk and sing but I feel disappointed how that come and got
02:19taken away from me. Police escorted family members of the child on the
02:23school compound where they later met with school officials. Today I'm urgently
02:29calling with the height of my anger. I'm calling on the authorities, all relevant
02:35authorities to come and attend to this matter urgently. This is way past bullying.
02:41This is assault and now that it has hit at my house door, I will not leave it
02:49alone. I am not going to leave no stone unturned.
02:53Elizabeth Williams, TV6 News.
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