Schoolboy’s tongue slashed in bullying attack

Nov 18, 2025 News

– child gets 18 stitches, mom says teachers “did nothing”

Kaieteur News – The Ministry of Education is now closely monitoring a disturbing incident at Uitvlugt Primary School where six-year-old Demetri Morrison was left with a deep, bloodied gash across his tongue after he was reportedly bullied by a classmate. The child required 18 stitches. His mother, Christina Seeraj, shared graphic photos and videos of her son’s injury on Facebook, accusing the school of failing to assist her child after the lunchtime attack on Friday, November 14, 2025.

Schoolboy’s tongue slashed in bullying attack

Demetri Morrison received 18 stitches to his tongue after it was slashed by a school bully

According to the mother, the purported incidence of bullying occurred on Friday November 14th 2025 during lunch time. Seeraj claimed that after the incident, she was called to the school only to meet her child unattended to and bleeding from the mouth.

“When the parents of six-year-old Demetri Morrison received a phone call from his class teacher and the parents arrived at the school to find their son in this unattended state no help from the teachers,” the mother stated in her post on Facebook. She said that she took her son to the West Demerara Regional Hospital, where he received 18 stitches to his tongue for the injury. She noted too that her son cannot eat solids and speak clearly as a result of the injury.

The woman expressed her frustration at how the matter was handled, noting that when she returned to the Uitvlugt Primary School on Monday morning with her son seeking answers “there was no justice from the Headteacher of Uitvlugt Primary School.” She has therefore called on the Ministry of Education and the President to look into the matter. “My son is still a baby and I’m pleading for justice,” the mother said in her post.

The child’s injured tongue

Kaieteur News contacted the Ministry of Education and was told that Minister of Education, Sonia Parag has since reached out to the boys’ mother.

Just last week the Ministry of Education launched a new Anti-Bullying and Anti-Violence Reporting System, giving students, parents, and teachers a safe and confidential way to report abuse and harassment in schools.

At the launch Minister Parag said that the new digital platform was developed to allow students, parents and staff to confidentially report incidents of bullying or harassment without fear of retaliation. “The platform streamlines communication between schools and the ministry, enabling timely investigations and appropriate intervention while maintaining the privacy of all individuals involved. Its goal is to promote accountability, encourage a culture of respect and strengthens overall well-being of students. So today I am proud to announce the launch of that particular online platform that will allow the reporting mechanism to happen and happen in such a way that it is confidential and the privacy is intact to secure whether it is the student, the teacher or parents,” she announced.

Addressing the problem of bullying in the education system, Minister Parag mentioned that when she first took up the portfolio of Education Minister, she was met with several reports of bullying at schools. “I said publicly that we will have a zero-tolerance approach not only as the Ministry of Education but as a Government of Guyana in relation to bullying,” she stated. In terms of taking steps to eradicate bullying at schools, Parag mentioned that there have to be a mental shift, a mindset shift to change this issue. “Bullying is by no means right in any form. We must take a zero-tolerance approach to bullying.”

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Christina Seeraj, Demetri Morrison, His mother, six-year-old, The Ministry of Education

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