No mummy and daddy guidance

To put more garbage into the fracas, the Minister of Education said he was not aware of any protest by the teachers against the principal. So the employees’ protest is unknown to the employer.

But we “jamming still.” I have said previously that crime is all of our concern and we must stop the blame game.

We must stop seeking to shift our shortcomings as parents, teachers etc onto the Commissioner of Police and the Minister of National Security. Where are the inputs from the NGOs, churches, trade unions and others? Where are those with their doctorates who have presented so many papers on school violence? Dr Rat (deceased) of Renegades fame could have done a better job, for he and others used to lecture to young people about the ills of following bad company and warned that failure to adhere to the law leads to punishment.

We the parents and teachers are to blame for the situation for we spend most of the day with the children. And isn’t it ironic that we borrow thousands of dollars from the banks and credit unions to buy textbooks for our children and the end result is them pelting teachers with bottles after school and returning to their homes with pride? Yes, times have changed but parents too. There are few daddies and mummies. Where are the daddies and mummies like in the past?

ATHELSTON CLINTON Arima