Barbados Education Ministry Warns Students Against Bullying After School Violence Reports

Chief Education Officer Dr Ramona Archer-Bradshaw has warned students against bullying and urged parents to report incidents to authorities instead of acting on their own. She said the Ministry of Educational Transformation is troubled by reports and images of school violence and is working with principals to improve prevention, early detection and rapid intervention.

Barbados’ Ministry of Education Transformation says it is concerned about reports and images of violence involving schoolchildren and is urging parents and schools to treat bullying and intimidation seriously. It says student safety is the priority, and is calling for early intervention, proper reporting and no vigilante action by parents.

Parkinson Memorial School has launched disciplinary and administrative action after a video of students in uniform making negative comments about classmates and the school spread on social media. The administration said the behaviour does not reflect its standards and is being handled with parents and the Ministry of Education Transformation.