Two physical altercations, one at Arima North Secondary School, and the other outside of the El Dorado Secondary School, are now the subject of police investigations. The TTPS says it will be monitoring Arima North Secondary.
00:00Police are looking into an incident where a parent of one student slapped another student outside of the El Dorado Secondary School on September 9th.
00:08This has been confirmed by Deputy Commissioner of Police in Charge of Operations, Junior Benjamin,
00:13who states that the incident occurred around 3 p.m. as the victim was awaiting transportation.
00:19He says the father of another student allegedly came out of his vehicle, slapped the child, before returning to his vehicle and driving off with his son.
00:28The victim, a 15-year-old student, as well as the father of that student, made a report to the Tunapuna Police Station.
00:39And immediately an investigation was launched.
00:43P.C. Hines was the one assigned to do the investigation.
00:48We are saying based on the facts that is before us, this situation is unacceptable and will not be tolerated by the Trinidad and Tobago Police Service.
00:58Police visited the Arima North Secondary School on Thursday, a day after there was a physical altercation between a student and a teacher.
01:06Several other officers proceeded to the Arima North Secondary School today, and the said officers engaged the school assembly.
01:15They were able to speak to the students and to share with them that there is a zero tolerance that would be taken,
01:27even as we go forward within the school year, in terms of any breach of discipline
01:34and any situation where the police would be called in to deal with fights.
01:41According to Benjamin, the message was well received by staff and students.
01:46The TTPS says that school was initially placed on its list for the stationing of armed police officers under the school-oriented policing unit.
01:56However, the final list was based on the Education Ministry's rankings, and the school ended up being off the list.
02:03So it was one of the schools that, even prior to this situation, we would be paying particular attention or we had paid particular attention to
02:14and will continue to pay particular attention to.
02:17So rest assured that they are on all this and we will continue.
02:22The committee policing, as well as the officers of the Northern North, will pay particular attention to that school.
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