Teachers attacked by students at Charity & Carmel Secondary Schools

Teaching activities at Charity Secondary School, in Region Two (Pomeroon-Supenaam), were brought to a halt on Thursday after a senior educator was attacked by a Grade Nine student.
The incident unfolded shortly after 09:30h during routine supervision when the teacher intervened to address a student’s inappropriate behaviour. The situation quickly escalated, with the student allegedly turning violent and assaulting the teacher, leaving her with visible injuries to her face and arms. She was also bitten during the confrontation.
The injured teacher was rushed to hospital for medical treatment, and after being discharged, she later returned to the school, where meetings were convened involving senior education officials, regional authorities and representatives of the Guyana Teachers’ Union. In response to the incident, teachers at the institution temporarily ceased classroom duties, expressing growing unease over persistent issues of indiscipline, student aggression and the lack of adequate protection for educators.
Officials from the Department of Education subsequently engaged the student’s parent as part of the ongoing investigation. The student has been suspended from the school. Senior officials at the school have acknowledged that the assault is symptomatic of behavioural challenges affecting the institution, which caters to approximately 750 students. Concerns over bullying and misconduct had been raised in recent times, despite an anti-bullying exercise being conducted at the school earlier this month.
Education officers have condemned the attack, describing it as unacceptable, and have assured full support for the affected teacher.
Meanwhile, also on Thursday, a video that has since gone viral shows a teacher being attacked at Carmel Secondary School as she attempts to part a fight between two female students.