Parent attacks primary school teacher

…Police, Education Ministry probing incident

The Guyana Police Force and Education Ministry are investigating yet another incident where a parent launched a brutal attack on a teacher. This time the attack was carried out at the St Agnes Primary School, Georgetown.

The incident, which occurred on Wednesday, was captured on camera and has since gone viral on social media.
When Guyana Times visited the school, there was a meeting ongoing with parents inside the building, but officials were mum on the issue.
Meanwhile, when contacted, Education Ministry Public Relations Officer Brushell Blackman disclosed that the Ministry was aware of the incident and the Police have since launched an investigation.
“At present, the Ministry of Education is aware of the matter. The matter has aspects where the Police have to investigate and are currently investigating,” Blackman told this publication. He further disclosed that the Ministry will release more details on the incident at a later date.
In November 2019, a teacher of the Winfer Gardens Primary School, Georgetown had to be taken to the hospital for medical treatment after she was attacked by a parent.
Reports are that the teacher was approached by a parent of one of her students shortly after she had arrived on the school’s premises. The parent reportedly accused her of hitting her child in school and launched a brutal assault on her.