Teacher allegedly gives student Pine Sol to gargle
According to reports reaching Virgin Islands News Online, the cleaning agent was identified as Pine Sol.
Reports are that some teachers and an official attached to the school were aware of the incident but failed to report it to the Principal or Ministry officials.
The shocking allegations; however, were related at a Parent Teachers Association (PTA) meeting this week.
The teacher has since been “suspended”, according to reports reaching our newsroom.
When contacted, the school’s principal Ms Tonya M. Bertie-Phillip declined to comment.
Education Ministry taking matter 'very seriously'
Meanwhile, Minister for Education, Culture, Youth Affairs, Fisheries and Agriculture, Dr the Honourable Natalio D. Wheatley (R7) has been made aware of the incident.
“I will be issuing a statement on it shortly,” Hon Wheatley said.
The Ministry of Education and Culture has since said "it is aware of the allegation concerning a teacher, which is currently being circulated via social media and that this matter is being taken very seriously.
"The health and safety of our teachers and students remain a top priority and therefore all necessary measures are being adopted to investigate this matter promptly."
Pine Sol has always been considered to be low in toxicity but recent studies have found it may contain chemicals that are known to cause hormone disruption, pregnancy complications, birth defects, and cancer, and can aggravate allergies.
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85 Responses to “Teacher allegedly gives student Pine Sol to gargle”
You see that nonsense right there .thank you jesus it wasnt my child
Doesn’t give them the right.
She from right here Tola they need send her r$@# in jail smh
Years now I can’t stand this h****e bxtvh and for somebody who the act like she is most educated. I can’t believe this @#$ would do something like this. Just big and dumb smh
The Pine Sol label CLEARLY STATES to call poison control or your medical doctor if the solution comes into contact with eyes and skin.
@ lodger you is one ignorant a$$. You are not any thing better than that demon who did that to the child. No matter what the a$$ it was, it is totally insane to even think about giving a child pinesol to put in his or her mouth. You comment is sickening
Well thanks for prescribing diluted pine sol for a sore throat. Idiot!. What justifies giving a child a poison to put in their mouth. The only other side is if it is propaganda or an untruth. Why you don't wash your morning breath with diluted pine sol since you seem to be a chemist. Wid yuh piss.
Investigate further... no way we should send our children to unsafe environments with irresponsible so-called adults. That child could have died!
That is so sad. The ministry should also investigate some of the teachers who use curse words/expletives in the presence of students in ASPS. No respect.
...wellsah.
These fools want people to get physical with them Smh. Why would you do this nonsense to a child. Somebody should hold her down and pour tha down here throat and see if she like it
Why allow any one to do something like that..
And schools are suppose to be safe place..
All parties that are aware of the incident and did not report it MUST be dealt with accordingly.
We entrust our children in your care only because we thought you cared and this is the result.
She needs to face the long arm of the law. That is a clear case of child abuse/endangering a minor!!
There are less serious measures this teacher could have used to discipline but she diluted pine sol as a gargle. The mere fact she diluted this agent in her mind it could cause harm to that child. Pre-meditated!
Look, as a parent I felt this and luckily for this teacher it was not my child. Now please go consider the foolishness you wrote trying to attack the child's parent. Yes children learn things at home from friends, tvs etc. Teachers cursed words infront of students too and say all manner of evil to them so just hush for goodness sake.
A glimpse of the future. A big cultural divide has taken place and continues unabated with the granting of status Willy nilly and not addressing this elephant in the room. Honestly speaking we are different in culture and behaviour character and core values as evidenced by crime statistics i" updeislun" and the BVI. School children with the updeislunan home training are a challenge and it takes a mighty strong willed or don't give a crap teacher to cope I will rather spend a fortune to have my children taught in a private exclusive setting than be exposed to the behaviour in the regular schools. BVIslanders are losing their country,their good name and as evidenced by this teacher their mind. She should plead temporary insanity because school children of a certain demographic are demonic.
What’s crazy is god forbid this child had died they would’ve blame the parents for this poisoning. Meanwhile is this dumb b***h who did this smh
Do Tolians think they are better? Yes and proven. The world us better than that. Face reality. By the way, Jamaicans cannot add quality to any country to which they migrate., Remember that.
Hope you are able to read English.
11 If a son shall ask bread of any of you that is a father, will he give him a stone? or if he ask a fish, will he for a fish give him a serpent?
12 Or if he shall ask an egg, will he offer him a scorpion?
13 If ye then, being evil, know how to give good gifts unto your children: how much more shall your heavenly Father give the Holy Spirit to them that ask him?
The daycare establishment was never publicly identified nor was the teacher nor was the owner of the daycare . It is rumored that the teacher,an expat continued her tenure uninterrupted. Unsuspecting parents enrolled their toddlers and life goes on. So why now all the brouhaha
Seens to me that this casual and non attention would give license to other teachers as in this case. Why the double standard.
.The lack of consistent enforcement of rules ,laws and regulations in the BVI creates these kinds of unfortunate results .
Botham Jean's brother?
Monsters parading as humans needs to know that they are monsters otherwise,they cause plenty strife.