Knives among prohibited items found during search at Tutorial High School

Several prohibited items were found and confiscated by authorities during a search at the Tutorial High School on Woolford Avenue in Georgetown on Thursday.
The search was facilitated by the Schools’ Welfare Unit of the Department of Education (Georgetown) to ensure that learners do not have prohibited items at the educational institution.
Conducted between 09:45h and 12:00h, the search was witnessed by five Police officers.
Several classrooms were searched, as were students’ bags, during which the prohibited items were found, confiscated and handed over to the headteacher. Among the items found were knives and scissors among other sharp instruments.