STUDENT ASSAULTED AT SCHOOL

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Police in Tobago are investigating the circumstances where faeces was thrown at a 13-year-old, 2nd form student of Mason Hall Secondary School, following  previous reports of bullying and larceny of valuables. The incident involving faeces occurred on Monday morning in one of the classrooms of the school. More in this Elizabeth Williams report.

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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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