The Jamaica Association of Chairmen of Secondary Institutions, JACSI, says now may be the time for police posts to be placed in schools.
President of the association Courtney Wynter, made the suggestion amid a recent upsurge in violent, sometimes deadly encounters between high school students.
Last week 16-year-old Carson Barrett of Grange Hill High in Westmoreland was shot and killed by men travelling on a motorcycle along Belle Road in the parish.
A female student of the school was shot and injured in the incident.
Recently, classes were suspended at Mona High in St. Andrew following a violent brawl at the Transport Centre in Half-Way-Tree involving students from several corporate area schools.
Mr Wynter says swift intervention is necessary at this time.
Courtney Wynter, President of the Jamaica Association of Chairmen of Secondary Institutions, JACSI.
Meanwhile, President of the Jamaica Teachers’ Association, JTA, Leighton Johnson is warning that the gains made in the education sector are at risk of being eroded by ongoing school violence.
Amid reports of students of St. James High being expelled without due process, Mr Johnson is cautioning school leaders dealing with errant students to be guided by the established practices.
Leighton Johnson, president of the JTA.
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