The Ministry of Home Affairs yesterday said that it is aware of the recent incident that occurred on Friday, February 17, 2023, at Woodley Park Secondary School, West Coast Berbice.
Contrary to previous reports, the release said that the headteacher and students were engaged by the police, and based on the information received, two individuals were contacted, one an adult and the other a child.
The police have already begun an investigation into the matter, and one person is currently in custody, the release said.
A planned engagement between the police, teachers, and students of Woodley Park Secondary School will be held to further aid with the investigation.
The Ministry of Home Affairs said it “condemns in the strongest possible terms any or all occurrence of racially motivated attacks, particularly on our schoolchildren”.
Meanwhile, on her Facebook page, Minister of Education Priya Manickchand said: “A very serious allegation of verbal and physical abuse of students accompanied by alleged unacceptable and criminal racist language has come to my attention regarding children attending the Woodley Park Secondary School. This will be fully investigated both by the Guyana Police Force as well as the Regional Education Department and as soon as those findings are available I will make them public. In the meanwhile every action will be taken to keep our children attending that school safe. And anyone who attempts to interfere with that will be dealt with condignly”.
