Lecturers in Guyana stage protest, condemn assault by college students
A number of academics at a secondary college in Guyana on Tuesday staged a protest demanding “justice” after considered one of them was allegedly assaulted by a number of college students and a mother or father.
The academics, backed by the Guyana Lecturers Union (GTU) held placards indicating that they wanted justice and the GTU known as on the Ministry of Schooling to handle violence in opposition to academics.
GTU President, Mark Lyte, in a Fb submit, stated nobody had been charged with wounding the instructor on obligation and nobody from the Division of Schooling went to the varsity though that administrative workplace is positioned not far-off.
“When the HM known as the Division to tell that academics are going to be protesting as a result of they felt as if they have been left on their very own; no person cares, no person intervened to see how traumatized our academics have been however to be informed that our academics can’t protest,” he stated.
The academics with placards that learn “We’d like justice”, “We’d like justice”, “I want justice”, Sufficient is sufficient” additionally claimed that “there isn’t a self-discipline in faculties anymore” and that “scholar violence in opposition to academics has grow to be a norm and that’s not okay.
“Lecturers usually are not punching luggage” and “No justice, no educating,” the placards learn, calling additionally for the coed to be expelled on account of the assault of on the instructor.
Police stated a scholar was contacted and launched into the care of his mother and father, and three adults have been arrested. The instructor obtained a medical certificates and has since submitted that to the police.
The union claims that a minimum of 12 academics have been assaulted to this point this yr and that no motion has been taken by the Ministry of Schooling.
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