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Opposition Leader Pennelope Beckles has warned primary school students that getting into trouble at a young age can have lasting consequences on their future, including missed job opportunities, difficulty pursuing higher education, and trouble travelling abroad.
Beckles used her address at the Santa Rosa Government Primary School’s graduation ceremony yesterday to confront the issue of school violence. She referenced the recent beating of a 15-year-old Holy Faith Convent student in Couva, which led to five secondary school girls being charged with assault occasioning actual bodily harm.
“How many of you are aware of that?” she asked the students, noting that some seemed unfamiliar with the incident.
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