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Education Ministry probe sexual abuse charges

Sep 17, 2011 News

 

 

The Education Ministry has launched an investigation into reports of alleged sexual molestation of students by two teachers of Aishalton Secondary School, Region Nine.
Acting Chief Schools Welfare Officer, Carol Melville, reported that Regional Education Officer, Urline Crandon, accompanied by an education officer and two policemen on Friday  visited the school to formally investigate the matter.
According to a release from the Ministry, it will disclose the outcome of the visit in a subsequent release.
Crandon, formerly the Regional Education Officer of Region Five, assumed duties in Region Nine recently, replacing Owen Pollard who has been assigned to Region Five.
Melville disclosed that following a media report on the incident, both Crandon and Pollard were contacted to shed light on the issue, as no report of the incident was ever made to her. According to media reports, the abuse was going on for some time now but was brought to light after one of the teachers was caught in the act.
The acting Chief Schools Welfare Officer noted that both Crandon and Pollard have said that they have not received any formal report from concerned individuals on the matter. However, several reports were indeed made by these individuals to the office of the Regional Executive Officer.
These were eventually brought to the attention of the Regional Education Officer during the July/August holidays for investigation when school reopened.

 

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