Prevention urged alongside school-fight discipline
Crime
Health
September 24, 2026
Share this article
Click to view full size
Staged school fights filmed and shared online demand more than punishment, behavioural scientist Professor Dwayne Devonish has warned.
He has urged schools to pair the Ministry of Education Transformation’s zero-tolerance policy with early intervention, confidential reporting and psychological support.
Responding to a statement from the ministry condemning the videos and warning participating students of the consequences, the University of the West Indies researcher suggested the growing trend of viral school fights was a complex form of youth aggression that discipline alone cannot fix.
Crime
Health
Need the bigger picture?
Share this article
Comments (0)
Download our mobile app
The portable companion to gazettE. Get notifications, track read articles, and more. The latest news from Trinidad and Tobago, in one place.
