The incident at the Houston Secondary School, during which a teacher, Kimone Gentle, armed herself with a cutlass, has been resolved with the parent of the offending student.
According to Guyana Teachers Union General Secretary Coretta McDonald, the teacher and the parent “sorted out their differences”.
McDonald, who spoke to this newspaper yesterday, added that while the incident was unfortunate, there is a breakdown in the school’s system and the Ministry of Education, in collaboration with teachers and parents, must work to find the root cause.