A High Court judge has reminded principals of their duty to report sexual offences involving minors or face fines and imprisonment.

Justice Frank Seepersad’s reminder came yesterday while speaking to the principals on the topic of leadership during the Presbyterian Primary Schools’ Board of Education principals’ conference.

He urged the principals to recognise the law as a moral ally. He added that it recognises that children who are ill-treated, neglected, exposed to moral danger, abandoned, or living in destabilising circumstances, require intervention, not silence.