PM Persad-Bissessar Defends Stricter Discipline Measures In Schools

Prime Minister Kamla Persad-Bissessar SC has defended stricter discipline measures in schools, saying parents and teachers have long been forced to deal with disruptive and abusive behaviour from a minority of students.

In a social media post on Monday evening, Mrs Persad-Bissessar questioned criticism of what she described as “common-sense action” to protect students and teachers, arguing that many of the problems being addressed have been known for years but were allowed to persist.

The Prime Minister said hard-working, law-abiding parents are tired of bullies harassing and abusing their children, and stressed that responsibility for raising children lies with parents, not teachers or the State.