Students & parents fear retaliation from expelled ESHS students
This was expressed to Virgin Islands News Online by several students and one parent of the ESHS. “They going come back at the school or even at UPs and them places to get at some of us and I am very frightened and don’t know what to do,” said one student who has chosen not to be named.
According to one teenaged female student, with the students being expelled there is now more room for them to be dressed casual, be around and to create problems on the outside of the school.
“It got some who presumptuous enough to wait right there at the gate for certain students to get out and to start a fight and I know they are not going to come unarmed because they angry and they would be looking to take advantage of people,” she said.
The students said they are planning to have an audience with the Principal (ag) Mr Wade W. Tobin to discuss their fears in the hope that a number of things are done, including tightening security at the gates, that there is a better collaboration with the school and the Royal Virgin Islands Police Force, that the Minister for Education and Culture Honourable Myron V. Walwyn take into consideration many suggestions that were allegedly put to him by teachers during recent meetings, that the school can foster meetings with some of the main eating houses where students frequent to have them tighten security at their businesses.
One parent said he is considering removing his children from the Elmore Stoutt High School and leaving the country because as much as he is fearful of violent retaliations, his children are too. “Look, I am so far contemplating migrating because I cannot understand what it going on with discipline at Elmore Stoutt. Everyday my children come home is something new and it’s not getting better,” he said.
According to the parent, moving his children to another school in the territory would not yield much results. “Parents need to grab hold of their animals. If they made mistakes in bringing them up the right way others should not be made to suffer, some of them are nothing but outright wild animals,” he said.
The parent said he totally agrees with the decision to expel the students and said he found it unacceptable of the Minister for Education and Culture to rise in the House of Assembly to say that he personally was not for the expelling of the errant children.
“A child would go the extreme of disrespecting the head teacher of the school with profanity, violence and all that and you as the Education Minister would say such a thing in the open. That is beastly,” said the parent.
The same parent said the Parent Teachers’ Association also needs to be more proactive and strong. “Zoe was just put there and I think they put her there at a time when it’s critical to have a strong president. I am confident that she can do really good things but us as parents have to be with her,” he noted.
Noting that he is not a politician and does not look at any of the Government Ministers and Members of the Opposition Virgin Islands Party (VIP) from a party stand point, he is extremely concerned about the manner in which the Education Minister handles matters of education especially when it comes to dealing with the teachers.
“I am the kind of person who calls a spade a spade and I really don’t like the path Mr Walwyn goes about matters,” the parent stated.
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51 Responses to “Students & parents fear retaliation from expelled ESHS students”
I agree with the parents in the story...i dont have a child old enough to attend high school yet but i am seriously considering not sending my child in there.. I just did a walk through of high school one day and i honestly swear i was in a third world prison..the children just running wild like wild boars and i could not believe that was high school...is either the children going in to young or they aren't being prepped for it properly from primary school or some parent seriously need to hang up their mantle because they are EPIC FAILURES!
don't be misled!!
The minister should not have said it the way he did. Just need to re-phrase his statement. No teacher nor the principal want to see any child expelled but truth be told it was necessary.
I hope it sends a strong message to the others who feel they run things on the campus.
Hope they sit down and think about it and change their ways
I pray for the Min of Education, principal and staff of the ESHS and the students and parents in Jesus name. AMEN!!
The man sent home the kids, he held meetings with teachers and concerned parties in a timely manner. What the hell you want from the man? He must take joy in sending home children really? He must crack a smile while doing it and express how willing and eager he is to expel children indiscriminately? Pure idiocy with you people I swear!!!!
The sad thing is - they are not prepared for the real world. This might be awake up call for some and for the others whose light bulb does not turn on will be a menace to society.
Parents I admonish you to bend the tree limbs while its young. The bible say spare not the rod and spoil the child. Today, children are controlling parents. Parents stand up and whip these kids any to order before its too late. I did not say to abuse them. Use common sense and wisdom.
Ps what does this have to do with ESHS, or is it just another jibe at UK Officers.
The British Virgin Islands need a Booth Camp. These wanna be wangster need to sit their @$$ down and get their act together. the same speed they on will be theirgate way to an early grave. seems like they forgot what happen ed to k*mo in 2008? He got murdered during jouvert. yan edwads up balo for the rest of his sorry @$$ life. all bad man and wanna be will get their just desert sooner or later!
a boy is only as bad as u allow him to be!
their time sooner or later. a boy is only as bad as u
B V Islanders must unite for a common cause and stop allowing M... and some rude children to kill our education system
I am sure,that pursuant to the education ordinance of the BVI law,rules and policies were derived to implement systems to discipline students:
Mr Tobin has made history,to deal with unruliness in the BVI high school.
Her Majesty,will be pleased with his decision!
u guys need to do something with ur life instead wasting ur time posting $h1t and help this kids instead of goin on with word ...action speaker loud go help the damn children before they help them self with ur hard earn stuff