Ministry Attempts To Address Sexual Harassment Incident At Public School

Ministry Attempts To Address Sexual Harassment Incident At Public School

Sep 20, 2024 Update, Breaking 2 Comments

The controversy over whether a Teacher should be sent home pending the results of an alleged ongoing sexual assault on a student, has reached a fever pitch.

Information on the matter was brought into the public light when our media house released an article on Saturday September 14th, surrounding the alleged matter.

Local Activist Cindy Rosan took to her social media platform on Monday September 16th to raise further awareness on the egregious matter and ask for the Minister responsible for the subject, Honourable Sharie DeCastro, the Ag. CEO of the Ministry of Education, Orlandette Crabbe, and the Principal of the ESHS to act in the matter by removing the Teacher from the school pending the outcome of the investigation.

In a further turn of events, information released by a private person on one of the local social media community boards, went viral yesterday Thursday September 19th, forcing the Ministry of Education to respond to the allegations.

“The Ministry of Education, Youth Affairs, and Sports is aware of a serious allegation involving a teacher and a student. We understand the urgent need to address this matter and the Ministry is following the proper process, which includes the Royal Virgin Islands Police Force, the Social Development Department and the Teaching Service Commission.

In the interim, measures have been put in place to ensure the safety of the school community. The Ministry is committed to handling the matter in a way that is fair to all parties and in accordance with law.” the Ministry stated in their released statement

However, this statement has further enraged Parents and the public, with feedback to our newsroom calling the statement ‘vague and unacceptable.’

Pedophilia And Other Sexual Crimes Practiced And Protected In High Places?

One local online news site used its platform to mount a personal attack on the owner of Guavaberry Media, another local online news site, for reporting the egregious matter.

However, it was just a short few months ago when the owner of the same said news site went viral due to images and videos that were shared on a social media platform, supposedly exposing and accusing the same said news site owner of alleged pedophilia behaviour.

Our newsroom learned this week that the Teacher is still at school but on a week voluntary leave, and is expected back to school on Monday September 23rd.

Parents are calling for a protest should the Teacher return to the school before the investigation is concluded.

Comments

KLAF 9/25/2024 7:32:58 PM

As a concerned parent, this situation hits very close to home. I had an uneasy feeling about this teacher from the moment I first met him in 2022. That feeling was further confirmed when my daughter told me about an inappropriate discussion that took place in her PE class. The teacher took it upon himself to have a conversation with the students about homosexuality and pushed personal views, even using public figures to support his narrative. This is not the kind of conversation that should be initiated by a PE teacher with young, impressionable students, and it crossed a line.I raised my concerns with the principal immediately, only to be dismissed. The principal assured me that this teacher could be trusted and even went as far to say that she could put her head on a block for him, but here we are now, two years later, facing far more serious allegations of misconduct. What’s even more troubling is learning that several complaints had been made about this teacher, yet nothing was done to address them.Our children deserve better our children deserve to feel safe and protected in school, and it is disheartening to see how this situation was mishandled by those in authority. Every person who failed to take the necessary steps to safeguard our children needs to be held accountable. It’s time for the Ministry and the school to take swift and decisive action to ensure that nothing like this happens again.Our children’s safety should always be the top priority, and we must hold those in charge responsible when they fail to act.

Concern Parent 9/21/2024 9:20:59 AM

Imagine how many parent trusted this man with their child and then he turn around and broke so many parent trust. He is out there breaking home that has already been broken. Why should anyone be fair to him. Was he fair to the boys he molested and rape? Did he think about their feelings? I feel if this matter is not dealt with he will wait couple years and do it again. Why let an other boy child go through this? Education Department fix the problem now!!!!!!!