MEMBERS of the Parliament's Social Services and Public Administration Joint Select Committee (JSC) were told about instances where students would extort other students for their lunch money in school.

This happened during a public inquiry the committee held with some education stakeholders at the Red House, Port of Spain on February 21.

JSC chairman, Independent Senator Dr Paul Richards, recalled previous public statements made by the police before the committee about criminal gang recruits being as young as nine to ten years old in some instances.