Pomona residents worried about students’ reckless behaviour

…call for intervention from Education Ministry

Scores of residents living in Pomona/Aurora Village in Region Two (Pomeroon-Supenaam) are calling for special emphasis to be placed on students attending the Pomona Secondary School by Education Officers within the Region. According to residents, the behaviour of the students is unacceptable and teachers of the school are not doing anything to ensure discipline.
One resident related that oftentimes school boys can be seen imbibing at nearby shops and whenever they are scolded by residents, they use indecent language. “I see a few of them boys drinking and before I know it them went brave to school,” a resident related.
At the school a teacher also related that students are blurting out indecent language in class and whenever they are disciplined they would just take their discipline and go home. When inquiries were made about inspections at the school it was revealed that it occurs on a weekly basis.
There are also reports that the dormitory is in a deplorable state. When this newspaper visited the dormitory, it was revealed that it is in need of cleaning to make it conducive for children. During the visit, children were seen loitering aimlessly around the compound.
Residents are therefore calling on the Department of Education to investigate the code of conduct of the children attending the secondary school.