-Hussain says teacher given seven days for written explanation, apology
Child protection agency, ChildlinK, has come out in strong condemnation of an incident on May 16 where several students at Queen’s College (QC) were flogged for alleged bad behaviour.
In a release yesterday, ChildlinK called for a thorough investigation into the incident where 10 QC students were flogged for supposedly bad behaviour. It noted that the teacher was reportedly sent on paid administrative leave to allow for the matter to be investigated, and expressed the hope that further details will be made available to understand how the school is addressing this matter.
Yesterday, Chief Education Officer Saddam Hussain told Stabroek News “the issue has been formally documented”. He added that the teacher has since been given seven days to provide a written explanation and apology.