Strategies for the reduction of school violence were discussed by Minister of Education, Dr. Nyan Gadsby-Dolly, Minister of National Security, Fitzgerald Hinds, and Minister of Youth Development and National Service, Foster Cummings, along with their technical teams on Monday.
In proposing a way forward, Dr. Gadsby-Dolly sought the agreement and commitment from both Ministers to formalise a smaller inter-ministerial team to develop a plan of action. The team will review the Ministry’s report on historical baseline data as it relates to schools with problems of violence, along with an analysis of trends and patterns.
The report will identity interventions currently implemented and their associated results and/or challenges.