Jamaica’s schooling Minister condemns assault on college principal

Jamaica’s Minister of Schooling and Youth, Fayval Williams, has condemned final Friday’s machete assault on the principal of Retirement Major Faculty in St. Elizabeth, describing it as “reprehensible.”

The assault has left principal Ann-Marie Terelonge, nursing head accidents.

In an announcement, Minister Williams mentioned a person entered the varsity premises with a machete in hand and refused to go away when instructed to.

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Williams famous that the principal, who additionally tried to get him to go away the premises, was attacked.

In mild of the horrific incident, Fayval Williams is urging college directors and safety personnel to watch out when coping with unauthorized people on their campuses.

“On the similar time, I’m urging college employees to train warning when confronting unauthorized individuals who’ve entered your campuses. You have no idea their frame of mind or the extent to which they could be armed. It’s higher to summon the assistance of the safety forces,” Williams added.

Counseling providers have been made accessible by the ministry to employees and college students who’ve been traumatized by the assault.

The principal’s attacker has surrendered to the police.