Teen’s lewd lyrics shock educators

The heavily sexualised lyrics of a song performed by a schoolgirl have left education stakeholders concerned and disappointed, with calls for schools and parents to do more to monitor students’ online activities.

In a now viral video, the girl appears in a studio performing a remix to the track Shift Yuh Drawz. The original, done by YN Alex, was uploaded several months ago, but the remix has sparked discussion online. It contains sexually suggestive lyrics centred on not needing to fully remove underwear to engage in sex. The video that was posted on TikTok has since amassed more than 547,000 views. While the girl was not wearing her school uniform in the video, Dr Rene Level, president of the National Association of Deans of Discipline, and Stewart Jacobs, president of the National Parent-Teacher Association of Jamaica, said that should not exempt one from condemnation or possible disciplinary action.

Level told THE STAR that, for her, the issue is bigger than whether the student was wearing her uniform.