There has been another attack on a teacher at the Dominica Grammar School (DGS), a leading secondary school on the island and government-owned.
It comes mere weeks after a male teacher was struck by a student with a piece of wood at the DGS.
Like the first incident, a male teacher was again on the receiving end from another male student at that educational institution.
The teacher has been identified as Michael Augustine.
The matter is now in the hands of the police who were called in.
DNO is following the story and will bring more details as they become available.
i understand the situations with these students…they just cant control their anger…………but still if a teacher knows the danger of this child he would not hit or display any unkind behavior with this student….this teacher should have brought the situation with the principal and his parents………..and trust me there is more to come
thats nonsence man! so what u are trying to say is that a teacher cant correct a student?
the school is an institution which should be able to institute rules of it;s own not by the dictates coming from those Desk bound technocrats sitting behind their desk at the ministry of education,do these technocrats know that these students all look like American gansters with their trusers way down on their hips,or male students wearing earrings to school,or boys and girls wearing dread locks to school,all these things should be disallowed.Granted,the students do have rigths but the school should have rules governing its administration.In an effort to mimic the American model these Desk bound technocrats have made a mess of what is a right which should have been a privilege.Incidentally is there a curfew for school children
Universal education is the problem. Universal education with no universal employment just leads to children knowing that pass or fail I will go to school and do good or bad I may or may not get a job. There is no incentive to excel and do good and behave in a proper manner.
Now we all know universal employment is a myth. So to little johnny who doesn’t do work and misbehaves knows his father/mother will get him a job or send him to the US to study….and little sally behaves and studies and is jobless after high school and college……get rid of universal education spend less on keeping them in school and more on advancing those that actually want to be there. Not everybody will be a lawyer or doctor. Some people work better with their hands.
Give the students incentives to achieve and they will behave and perform. And @blood I feel your frustration being kicked out of DGS the time you was. I went to school with you a lot of the people kicked out were my friends. Some, not all the teachers put an extra effort to teach the #-1 classes while their efforts to teach the #-3 and #-4 classes were mediocre at best. That had a part to play in it. I was always asking why we didn’t mix the students instead of classifying them by academic ability.
I have been a teacher at a small west coast primary school for the past 5 years and let me state that these behaviours are seen from the even the little ones, though not as drastic……. the diffrence is that they’re smaller and hold a greater fear for corporal punishment than their high school counterparts…..in my 3rd year, a grade 6 pupil struck a teacher with a stone that hit her in the middle of her back……ministry never responded except to question her at length for how she handled the matter, and put some shady comments on her end of year appraisal…..the problem stems from the message that the ‘ministry’ sends to children as well….they know the education act is in their favour..they know that they have more rights than us teachers….they know their parents are friends with minister so and so, education officer so and so…so they are not bothered by consequences to these actions because they know it’s only a slap on the wrist they’ll recieve at the end….parents too have a big role to play…..they curse teachers, criticize us and even tell their children “don’t listen to dat teacher dere”…..how u expect children to behave?????
Laws should be put in place for Teachers to Beat the out of Students once there is a valid reason.
Then Persons should be able to witness the beating.
Time to bring back law and order in schools.
Internet Children need to be tamed!
Cane Them!
i dont blame the kids i blame the society u all created for them. young ones dont own a porn shop its the elders who do…young ones are not in charge of the cable tv…hmmm its the elders who own the cable company…the elders make society n it is passed on to the young ones coming up.b4 u see a young one drinking alcohol lets see how many elders that are in bars drinking while kids are around.the elders built a corrupt society n the young ones learn fr the elders…simple n plain….u all dominicans jus real ignorant trust me….Tiny makes the most sense here right now.the elders who are the leaders so plz tell me y u all blaming the youths eh..where did they learn such attitude huh must b from the babies,aliens or straight fr the devil…elders need to take the blame cuz is u all who created corruption
Dominican adults need to be better role models in our society, only then would young people change. We are surrounded by too much negativity and controversey.
The nation needs a spiritual cleansing, not a physical one and pray that God will teach us how to raise our children with love and to think logically before acting.
If you hear how people talk them days in Dominica you’ll be suprised and there are our younger ones soaking up all that negativity. The Government cnnot show you how to raise your child, you are responsible for him or her.
i just dont know y they keep blaming the youths…like the youths attitude just fall fr the sky…them ppl forget young ones learn what the elders display..
Parents teach your kids about God.. This world is so bad because this new generation is not being taught”RESPECT”!!! Respect for God, respect for life, respect for parents.. Get the picture???
tebeh tiny tebeh nor!!!!
I was a teacher at DGS for ten years and it is really mind-boggling how discipline has deteriorated. We never encountered such levels of disrespect and violence with Mr. Wilson at the helm. I think that the problem lies with Universal Secondary Education. Something needs to be done soon so that the Dominica Grammar School can continue to be the great educational institution that it has always been.
hmmm french teacher u of all knew u all use to kick out alot of young ones fr dgs…u all threw us out at an early age smh past teacher plz give dno the records of the amount of students 16 n below that were kicked between 1993-1996 eh….guess u all only wanted brain box n those who were slow jus got kicked on the streets…
Tiny was abused as a child help him
tiny you are an idiot . go back to school.your pathetic fool.
Simple solution. Develop a boot camp program to address the program. Screen for all delinquents and the school with the support of the Ministry of Education refer these students to boot camp. Lights on, lights of, intensive discipline, psychiatric eval., medication administration and monitoring if needed and weekly individual and group therapy., plus educational instruction daily. When you are deemed fit to return to the community you will with external support resources put in place prior to discharge.
And is my lil sister dat had to pay for it..a stone hit her on her foot an now it swollen an she cant walk….. i hav nothing to say but wat they shud do is close down de school until a proper meeting is held! and send the students who are responsible up stockfarm for a while! suspension does nothing for the case!!! this is indeed MADNESS!!!!!
Two teachers attacked at the same school in the same month? Then the principal should be investigated. It is evident that the principal is unable to manage the school. A skilled and dynamic individual should be placed at the helm of the Grammar school in order to bring it back to the prestigious level that it once enjoyed. For DGS to be top in academics, top in sports, and top in discipline again, then, the management should be fired ASAP.
MOO HAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA
i am 13 year12 years old and i can understand all the situations occuring in dgs…i go to itss and i have experience these my self……even at home..and the students attitude all begins at home what can a teachr do when a child is badly raised up…..i just hope these things will stop sooner or later….IT DISGUST ME!
t good for dominicans…let them experience how things are getting and what they need to change and do…….dominica becoming just like america now…lol……..we will see more that not nothing yet……people cannot handle their children and so on ……beware,just beware!
something needs to be done!!!
@ deerykk ..here is my response…
well i think you are one of those militant authoritarian individual/parent if you think that i am encouraging any kind of violence…these are not 3 year old kids….some of them are bigger in size than the teachers…..how would you feel if someone just came up and snatch something from your hand…you can’t treat a teenager like you would treat a 4 or 5 year old child….what is wrong in engaging in a meaningful conversation and kindly asking a child to put away the magazine…yes the student knows if he is caught there will be consequences…so the teacher have no right to react in that manner
like i said that teacher should be jailed ….he was waiting for an opportunity like this for him to abuse his power…to beat up a kid….
A KID WITH PORN MAGERZINES? SHAME ON YOU TINY SHAME
stop talk rubbish! an go get a brain!
He did not used his power at any time TINY u just have nothing to do or say so u saying wat u want d boy was reading a porn book and the teacher said to give it up but did not follow with the directions given to him so please keep QUIET and get ur fact’s right before u speak.THANK U
u tiny…r a jack! N ppl like you shouldnt be left roaming the streets! u r the reason for our childrens behaviour and i hope u dont have any kids urself and that u are a lonely fool ..with ur tiny brain and ur even smaller pit of common sense!
u dat tiny always there wii
he was told to hand over the magazine and he didnt so it was snatched. but i bet u would want him to be left with him and a boy showing your 13 year old son / daughter that magazine because…thats what u send him / her to school for….
sigh…please dont breed
ALL dat is nonsense man. bring police in dem schools for a week. show dem bad man de law and de police badder than dem. Our teachers oui man….we have to protect out teachers
you ARE AND IDIOT
A u are acting like a little child.u dont need brains for this situations..it all comes under common sence…as 40 year old i would take serious action for these types of behaviours aspecailly dealing with students or children specifically!
ASPECIALLY? I would not hire you for an English teacher, maybe Mathematics or Physical Education…lol
aYE BLAME SKERRIT UNIVERSAL SECONDARY EDUCATION WHERE EVBODY GES TO HIGH SKOOL WHETHER PASS OR FAIL SO WAT WE XPECT
Yes that’s what we get when we mix the bad apples with the good ones.
boy loook things eh……………….the children that do that i would hit them so much,,,,m,m but at the same time i as the teacher would be wrong but i would bring that child and his or her parernts to court
@ funny
Yes! Sue the parents. They should discipline their children and if they expect them to excel in their studies.
bloggers don’t entertain TINY whiny thats all
This job will become less and less attractive to people with brains,and the decline will only deepen.Shame! Shame! Shame!
Say all we want!! But the way in which that teacher beat up the child, the situation was unwarranted!!!
so whose next? the principal? smh this need to change in tht school. thank got i only got one more year there then off i go. just today there was a fight outside of the school, 6 boys beating up on 1 other child hmmmmm…. am just a lil disappointed tht i attended tht school, and its a lil to late to transfer since ive already started my labs and sbas in the school smh
the teacher they send form goodwill secondary mr hamilton he next
let me tell you how it goes.
you hit mr hamilton…you get expelled> 20 years down the road you dont have a job no 1 wants to hire someone that will beat their boss , you cant get a good girlfriend (btw mr hamilton is an old man enjoying a cruise with his wife) > So what? you steal…you need to eat > you rape ( cause u cant get none) then one day..you robbing somebody and the person comes home…and guess what..u shoot them…>Fast foward down 6 months they catch u … send you to jail (mr hamilton just came off his cruise) is that the life you want?
well ministry better get him out before he sue from top to bottom
lawlessness have trickled down to all nuk and cranny in d/ca….
When the head is rotten, the entire body will eventually decay.
“Nook and cranny”
the student was wrong but the teacher beat him up senselessly burst his mouth and still choked him
i would’ve done the same thing. lucky thing am not a teacher, because no child going to raise their hand on big me, and get away with it. if ur parents doh want to discipline u, dats their business. but not in my classroom u coming with ur assness and want to be beating me as the teacher. ohh hell no!
that teacher should be jailed
i really hope they fir that teacher
post them out
what did the teacher do…huh??? enlighten me!
This student should be at the hospital all now so.. The teacher did not do him enough. I am a teacher too, i am waiting for one.
when u giving it to him…let him have one for me please
he behave like a man well take it like a man boy
That teacher is the bomb! WE need more like him a DGS, then we will see who will strike teachers.
sorry to say but miss he miss the student
The Effects of Authoritarian Parenting
Parenting styles have been associated with a variety of child outcomes including social skills and academic performance.
The children of authoritarian parents:
• Tend to associate obedience and success with love
• Some children display more aggressive behavior outside the home.
• Others may act fearful or overly shy around others.
• Often have lower self-esteem.
• Have difficulty in social situations.
Authoritarian parents have high expectations of their children and have very strict rules that they expect to be followed unconditionally. According to Baumrind, these parents “are obedience- and status-oriented, and expect their orders to be obeyed without explanation.” People with this parenting style often utilize punishment rather than discipline, but are not willing or able to explain the reasoning behind their rules.
and you say this to say?
@ Tiny
Are you a parent? Some notion you have about parents who discipline their children. You are so wrong. I hope you do not have children. For with that type of philosophy they will rule you and this is putting it mildly. They will never become loving, useful and peaceful nationals, to mention a few virtues of life. What is more, as a parent, if you are one, God will hold you accountable for not disciplining them.
Tiny
Have some kids… Try out your parenting styles on them and then let us know the outcome
Oui Bondai… Nous finis bat
all u kno what….! d.g.s cannut be shut down… the d.g.s teachers are also wicked.. to earn respect u hve 2 give it… put that under consideration
@ d.g.s. lover
Children must be children and recognize their place as children.
I attended a high school in DA. At no time did I have a problem with a teacher. I could not complain about any one of them. I was an obedient child because I was nurtured by discipline parents.
None of the teachers shouted at me or had to tell me to behave, sit down, etc.
You know what else? My parents never said to me or their other children that we must behave be it in school, in church or in society. We knew how to behave and how to get along with others in general.
What is wrong with those students that they are not able to conduct themselves as students in school? They have a behavioural problem. Make no excuse for them for they will become worst. Some form of remedy must be established in that school that students can conform to.
Honestly the society values have been damaged a massive blow because of the era we live in..
back then 80s we didnt have all the tech that is around us..but we were far more intune with local global issues..Cee Bees was around we read Newsweek and Times Mags etc and local Newspapers to get a better feel of life and values.
Parents werent kids so that was a plus we had direction even though they may have being the odd student off key but that was ease to bring under wing control..
we let the Golden rule of home and church values blow pass us without taking notice…
just look at our local music “Boyou” Lets face the facts what lyrics in those tracks can help our young folks someone please tell me..
Music directs the youth and a nation but again we have lowered our standards and everyone is afraid of being firm to say so…
Its a broad base approach to get this under control….firstly we have to clear our mental aspect of being a slave for one it will make the Dominican human stronger the will power to be independanton thought…and not create a bend over culture…
Parents have to maintain standards and not give kids that 50 feet rope lenght to do whatever is because they handsome or pretty…its a weak aspect right there…
Dominicans need to call wrong and right where ever they see it in the dark in the corners in high officers in the churches and not be seen as PRENTENDERS….
Im thankful Gabo,Edward Lawrence,Francis Severin,Vanya Jones, and Head Master Anthony Lockhart was around in our era…i remember being beaten in the head master office by Mr.Lockhart..thank God for that..it made me reflect and tightned up on slack ends..
Im still Proud of my five years at DGS..
We the Formers Grads can also play a part in helping the PTA and the School in whatever we can!
Thanks for reading! God Bless
Agree with your comments. With the advancements in technology, i believe we have exchanged moral decency and discipline. Only God can help us now. But there must be a recognition of wrongdoing, a repentance of this wrong, a turn back to what is right, then will
God hear and heal our land. 2 Chronicles 7:14.
Wow boy! Respect for authority seems to have taken a back seat in our schools. In my days of high school, we never even thought of talking back to a teacher, much less raising our hands on them. School days were “happy, happy days” as per one of the poems in our Literature class in PSS. I truly hope that those in authority, namely the Ministry of Education, take a serious look at what seems to already be a problem in our schools. The Ministry needs to involve principals, teachers, parents and guardians in formulating some type of plan to end this problem.
In a very real sense, school is a microcosm of Dominican society at large. Think about it.
i have a great suggestion……………… CLOSE DOWN GRAMMAR SCHOOL………….let them kids see who will suffer. They really sending people school to gain an education but apparently those there didn’t get the chance to get any, it’s no wonder they acting like
are u serious??? u should be tried for ‘treason’… calling for the dismantling of such a historical institution…. D.G.S 4 Life!!!!
@ mouth of the south
I endorse that it should be shut down for a while. If disorder reigns and students refuse to obey as some attack the teachers, for a while it should be shut down until the government – the Minister of Education, the Headmaster and parents meet and solve this situation.
A school cannot continue to function efficiently and teach disobedient children who also attack teachers. Something definitely must be done.
ok i just read what was said to have transpired…the teacher could have definitely handled the situation differently…..the boy did not want to give up the porn magazine but the teacher kept trying to snatch it away…wrong move …he should have ask the student to put it away…and yes student brought porn magazines to school during my high school days too…the teacher should have gone over and held a civilized conversation with the kids…use this opportunity to do some quick counseling….the student would have definitely put away that magazine…..i definitely would not allow no teacher to snatch away anything form me…and if he did i would try to take it back….come on people he had no right to bring the magazine to school but…..the teachers need to stop actin like they did in the 70’s…
Hi Tiny; Are you really thinking this through? It seems to me that you are encouraging the student’s poor behaviour. Am I reading your words out of context? Please advise me. I sincerely hope that you are not an ex DGS student or a student from any other establishment for that matter, who would be advocating violence on teachers.
well i think you are one of those militant authoritative individual/parent if you think that i am encouraging any kind of violence…these are not 3 year old kids….some of them are bigger in size than the teachers…..how would you feel if someone just came up and snatch something from your hand…you can’t treat a teenager like you would treat a 4 or 5 year old child….what is wrong in engaging in a meaningful conversation and kindly asking a child to put away the magazine…yes the student knows if he is caught there will be consequences…so the teacher have no right to react in that manner
i meant authoritarian
tiny, why ur computer doesnt crash na? cuz nonsense comments alone dat ting does come on DNO to post. stupes.
u r just a punk go educate yaself ….. or did u go to school only in d summer!!!
I can clearly see that you are not teacher material and have not an inkling idea what the reality of the classroom is…
@ Tiny
NO EXCUSES TINY! You are getting me angry. PORN MAGAZINE IN SCHOOL? This is shocking! Oh please, not this in school! School is a place of learning and not a place for porn magazine and on a desk for teachers and students to see and read.
PORN MAGAZINE SHOULD NEVER BE BROUGHT IN SCHOOL. This student is sick of mind and needs to have his head examined. Was he taunting the teacher and his plan was to contaminate the mind of other students?
Tiny, let me further inform you. Such a student, the devil has his soul. He should be excommunicated from school and for injuring a teacher. He does not deserve to be a student of DGS. In this case, I will state DGS has gone to the dogs.
Tiny, from now one you better find something worthwhile, educating and enlightening to post on this Website.
Tiny I have a problem with your point.
Problem: child comes to SCHOOL with a porn magazine
Solution: The teacher tried to snatch it away
That should have been the end!!!
But are you then saying the child retaliated and stuck the teacher?
I see all kinds of problems with this situation. I am not even going to be hard in you because clearly, I see that everyone else has and with good reason.
Then your solution is to start counselling the teen and he will just swiftly put is away immediately…ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha…
Was this meant to be entertaining?
And you talk about discipline on here and your idea is that you would have reacted in the same way the kid did had the teacher tried to take your PORN magazine away?????????
Were your parents ‘authoritative’ as you’ve mentioned on here???? Is that why your thoughts are negative and not fruitful???
As I have said earlier, have some children and try your tactics on them and then come on here and tell us how thigs are going for you???
I mean ‘authoritarians’?
AFTER DICE HAD SUCH A NICE SONG ABOUT TEACHERS ALL THAT HAPPENING.. AH MAGWASAY STUDENTS
Because he is not a nice teacher
because he doesn’t allow you to do what you want? you all like too much your own way. you probably not a nice student yourself
good…they need more like him
bet u $100 they not going and try him again
Please do not take my comment out of context.
While it is true that students should not raise their hands on teachers, the respect should be mutual. I know that teachers go through a lot in the classroom and many teachers genuinely care for the well being of our students. However there are teachers who use their authorities to bully, embarrass and belittle students. There have been scuffles at schools which could have been avoided if certain teachers would keep their hands down or not slam a student in her face with a book.
What about the so called teachers who tell students that they are a waste of sperm and eggs? or that they are good for nothing and all they deserve is to be on the street? the school system needs attention and both teachers and students should be taken into account. TEACHERS SHOULD RESPECT STUDENTS IF THEY DEMAND RESPECT…
A person in authority i.e a teacher, parent, police has a right to hit u. and u just take your lash and rub it
To mr “tiny brain” and all those that think the boys right cause the teacher maybe hit first(not saying he did) or whatever
someone referred to me as a slow learner because i pointed out that a lot of these teachers can’t teach…..there in lies the problem….always blaming the problem on the kids…….you know what..start expelling these kids black is white and we will see down the road if we are not going to have a bigger problem on our hands…. what do you think is going to become of them…most of them will turn into harden criminals….you are telling them that they are worthless and they don’t deserve an education…instead we try and help these kids you all want to beat them jail them crucify them…..well well well…..Dominica 2017…can’t wait
you will remain a kid all your life.you will never grow up
some of them are already criminals. the school environment is not for these children. THEY NEED A BOOT CAMP.
i’m a past student of dgs n trust me i cant feel sorry cuz when felix n them were kicking out young ppl on the streets at an early age eh no one cried for us…how u can kick out a young man fr school at the age of 13,14,15 or 16 cuz he is not performing eh…ok good u kick him out but then say the young are the future well dgs the evil of the past is haunting cuz in the early 90’s dgs used to have the most drop outs…
what about the countless drop outs who went on to make good for themselves? You can’t blame the school for you not being ready for the institution. The reason for the school’s failings today is because we’re trying our best to give EVERYBODY not 1 chance.. but MANY chances to make good.. and guess what.. ITS NOT WORKING! These students are being forced to conform to a system that they are not ready for! More than that, their PARENTS are not teaching them RESPECT for authority and therefore they believe they can attack people IF and WHEN they want! For many of these students, BTC or youth skills is a better option than other formal education institution.
You find a student who would raise his hand on a teacher and you will find that same child very likely raising his hand on his parent(s). The community no longer raises the child and this is the outcome, children making children and that is the outcome, criminals are not punished to the full extend of the law and that is the outcome. We “society” have gotten lazy and are taking a laid back attitude towards disciplining our children who for the most part are left to their own demise. We give them a television, a computer, a PS2 an ipod/pad, a BB or some other type of cell phone, and we make ourselves absent. We expect them to learn dicsipline, respect and other moral values from these gadgets, so what do we expect? This is the result. In my days if a teacher ask you to hand over something that you were not supposed to have in school, you did not hesitate to hand it over. You did so hoping that the teacher would let it die there, that your parents would not find out about it, because you would get a beating. Now teachers are facing students that are hostile, from a hostile home, where they do not learn how to express themselves and this is the result – the teacher has to use force to take a smutty magazine from a student. I know that teacher and I am sure he would have asked politely the first time and with the student not handing the magazine over he had to use some force, the result is the student attacking the teacher. What else could the teacher have done? Ask him to put the magazine away for him to look at later or share with other kids? People we need to wake up, we are talking as if we are an ignorant people. Kids now are not like in my time, they are vocal and will become hostime and disrespectful if we are not forceful and authoritative with them. There is no negotiating with these kids – do what you have to do as a parent, teacher – just do not abuse them physically or verbally.
These are our future and they will beat us when we get old and we disagree with them!!!
yes the countless that made good but it was a big mistake kicking out young ones n thats exactly y they created this universal program…too many young ones were being kicked out just cuz they repeated twice…i dont blame the kids i blame the society u all created for them. young ones dont own a porn shop its the elders who do…young ones are not in charge of the cable tv…hmmm its the elders who own the cable company…the elders make society n it is passed on to the young ones coming up.b4 u see a young one drinking alcohol lets see how many elders that are in bars drinking while kids are around.the elders built a corrupt society n the young ones learn fr the elders…simple n plain.
@blood… You are the perfect example of one who should be kicked out…Try to be an example…A school will only kick you out if you have a problem.Why i was not kicked out?
@T…you have missed blood’s point completely…and you need to read the comment again…you make no sense…@blood you know this is the truth but so many of our people are just blind to certain things/or are living in denial…your comments relect my sentiments exactly.
You clearly need to speak to Dr Benjamin to sort out the hurt you cannot seem to let go of.
If all you learned was to speak in that moronic text language I’m not surprised you were kicked out.
no freinds…. the bad homes aren’t only the ones where the parents are thieves alcoholics and drug addicts etc…but many of the middle income families many christian homes ..children are being constantly abused.. when you take all that abuse from your parents there is no way you are gonna take it for a teacher also……the structure of society depends on the structure of the homes…if the homes are broken then society reflects that………….stop treating your kids like property….they live under your roof so you can do and say whatever you want them….well that is what is causing the problem……there is a lot of resentment and anger in these kids
funny thing is now that most parents try to follow your ideas that these things are happening. i don’t agree with beating kids but talking alone does not work . kids have to know that all actions have consequences its is part of life
If a child steps to man to fight, he must be prepared to take blose like a man!!!! De man has his kids and family to think of. Them kids too out of hand.
DEM TEACHERS MUST TRY TO FOCUS MORE ON TEACHING THEIR STUDENTS…NOT CONTROLING DEM!!!…CUZ DEM TEACHERS FIGUREIN THEY GETTING PAID SO THEY DOE MAKIN STUDENTS GET IN D WAY OF THEIR INCOME..BUT GUESS WAT IS HEM ASSELF DAT ENDIN UP LOOKIN LIKE ASSES AFTER ALL DE DRAMMA…A CHILD DOE WANT TO LEARN…INFORM THE PARENTSNTS AND AT LEAST TRY TO MAKE D CHLD UNDERSTAND D IMPORTANCE OF WAT THEY DOIN NOT TRY TO FORCE DEM TO DO SOMETHING THEY DONT UNDERSTANDD!!
Zero tolerance i say …And the students should be expelled and spend a week in jail… if that’s not done they would think it’s ok to harm a teacher… These types of incidents that would give the school a bad name….
I totally agree with you…..100%….Straight expulsion and jail these intolerable students!!!!!!!!!!!
nt a week of jail alone nuh…….they act grown so treat them grown
Hi all, first off. We have a big problem in Dominica and the Caribbean, we try to Americanize our system which has failed time and time again yet we do not learn. When I was going to school, a student could not in no time raise his hand on a teacher, that Teacher would knock some sense in that student . Now you cannot touch a child in school and I am the one in charge of you while in my class, come on. Our children are so very angry at the world I wonder what is going on. Parent spend more time with your children don’t just let them be, we should correct them when they go wrong, be of support to them , be a friend but be their parent and a role model . Our leader should see that it is high time to change the act back to the old days. I will be frank any student who hits me will get knock down.
As a former student of the DGS it is very depressing to see what my school has come to. I remember in the days of MR. Felix Wilson these things could never happen. Students have too many rights. I am really sorry for the teachers at the school, because right now I guess they are teaching in fear of their lives. And they are underpaid. Thank you Dice for singing out for the teachers because somebody needed to let people know their plight. The most hurtful thing about the entire situation though is that Mr Hyacinth was at the school for the previous incident and he denied the incident… Clearly the Ministry of Education is not taking the side of the teachers. WHen will they begin to take action? When our schools become like the American schools and students start shooting up the school? SOmething needs to be done!
rubbish u talking!!! felix get ruff up,students raised their hands but guess what it never had no dno n it wasnt reported in the papers… felix n them were too dam wicked n he is the cause of so many young ppl being kicked out fr school early.u must go find the records of how many students got kicked out fr dgs in 1996…our system never cared bout the young ones,i mean come on if u repeated in 1st form then repeat again in 4th u wud get kicked n guess wha that big head was glad to kick u out…no wonder his van use to get vandalized.so trust me wha happening now use to happen b4 but the media was not involved
You may have a point however going to DGS was an honor back then compared to now. Students have no respect for the uniform and the teachers. There should be zero tolerance and the students should be expelled!
The man never denied the incident!!! the man said the student striking was not as how it was portrayed by the media at the time!!!. When the teachers give the cards to send their message and have students look even more defiant…such promotion doesn’t show the students any better!..that is what is depressing not Mr Hyacinth…
What nonsense you talking about. the man has 7 stitches in his head to show for it. How should the media report it? student accidentally brushes teachers head with stick, resulting in a mild contusion?
in his time there was not that system in place
Was teacher “Toats” Augustine? Great guy, use to teach at SMA . Wow! Things and times have changed. I would beat the crap out of that student…old school Bro Germaine style….
you know what need to be done Matt need to call in all the teachers that have been attack at the DGS and DOMINICANS will be surprise to see the amount of TEACHERS that have been attack by STUDENTS PLEASE SOMEBODY HELP US PLEASE SOMEBODY HELP HELPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPP PLEASE.
They need to call them for true.boy am a well behave students and am afraid to go to school at dgs
Matt need to go to the school interview the teachers and he will see the amount of teachers that are affected.
cus u is a punk u c
is best u start sending out your application to other places. let those children fight their battles…sorry to say
all of allu on DNO just does talk talk talk. yes some of the talk is positive,i must say.good words. but in dominica all we do is TALK.we NEED to STOP talk. we need to STOP just WALKING and NOT making ACTION!!! we NEED to MAKE EXAMPLES of WRONG DOERS. ALL THEM CRIMES.HANG A MAN!!! IT MUST CUT DOWN THE CRIMES. IN SCHOOL- if a child miss behave THROW THE CHILD OUT.SUSPEND THEM, AND IF IT DOESN’T WORK an they still want to misbehave.especially with physical force. TO ALL THE TEACHERS- YOUR OLDER THAN THEM,WHEN THE SWNG THEIR RIGHT HAND TO HIT YOU.SWING BACK A SOLID LIFT HAND.”MY LEFT SIDE IS THE STRONGEST SIDE”NOT THAT TRIPPLE KAY TEACHING THEM NUH…
I must say thanks to those of u who commented in support of the teachers. Being a teacher in the classroom is not an easy task. First I must mention that our students have the majority rights. To add insult to injury teachers r now being beaten by students and the those in authority remain silent. We may not see it now but we r hurting our future and our kids. if this continues we will be forced to become care-free (we sit and do little teaching), the implications of that will be devastating; in that we’ll be sending a bunch of ill- prepared individuals into the world and then we have a chain reaction of unqualified misfits. Never under-estimate the power teacher. I am therefore appealing to the ministers and those responsible before situations like these become the norm and our teachers retaliate. (i am so damn angry, I cant even think straight. Strupes)
This is no longer tolerable! I recommend a serious address to the nation by the MInister and/or Chief Education Officer on NEW STRICTER DISCIPLINARY MEASURES to be IMMEDIATELY instituted. Thanks.
@ p.r. bellot
it was tolerable the first time???
wat the world is coming to these days student raising hands on teacher that isnt right i totally disagree he should be expelled.eh beh weh that dirty devil is ready to take over our youth.pray 4 ur children please pray 4 them
An example needed to be made of the first student but since that did not happen it left the door open for another student to repeat the action. I trust that the authorities takes these incidents a lot more seriously to curb this action.
i blame everybody!!from the government personel, the ministry of education, the public service union, the police, parents, the principal, the student bodies, the school !!!my dear people this is a cancer that is growing.we all are responsible for eradicating this desease.these students will be the men and women of tommorrow .who do u think they are going to turn on next!
The question is, “Will they get to the age where they will become men and women of tomorrow?” At the rate these young people behave, is either they end up in the graves of behind bars.
If Mr. Augustine, in reaction to this student’s attack on him, had thrown the student over the balcony, then maybe today he would have been crippled or dead. Now many of us would be singing a different hymn…”Oh that teacher wicked, oh that teacher is no teacher, oh that teacher did not react responsibly……oh that teacher this….oh that teacher that….”
It appears that High School will soon online learning, where they will be taught by virtual means. Just saying.
@ Brois Couldn’t agree with you more. U hit the nail on the head.
I agree with you but your list of people to blame is in the wrong order, I would say… the student first, because he is old enough to know better so has to be held responsible for his own actions. Second, the parents as they have to take responsibility for the consequences of any bad behaviour of their school age children.
@ brois you are so right my friend…we all try to lay responsibility at individuals feet when we are all responsible for what is happening in our society. There is a great moral decline in Dominica and it’s about time something was done about this. What with religous and political devide, murders, child abuse, robberies, rape, corruption rampant in such a small island, often going unsolved, what on earth will become of our beautiful NATURE ISLE…god help us all before it’s too late.
My god!!! What happen to the children these days na. Let me come back DA eh and teach let one of dem try me to break there hands!!!
THIS HAS REALLY GOTTEN OUT OF HAND NOW!!! Two teachers attacked in practically less than a month??? OVER WHAT?! FOR WHAT REASON?!?! When I was at the DGS (only a year ago) you wouldn’t dare raise a finger on a teacher regardless of how badly you wanted to do it…now these young fellas violently assaulting THE SAME PEOPLE that have to facilitate THEIR learning and put up with their nonsense to better their education and earn a salary. Whatever happened to “respecting those in authority”??? I think the school should take action against that kind of behavior, student and teacher alike…and NO not a strike in the middle of town. But send a clear message that you not gonna stand for that. Giving MY school a bad name
lord help the youth of today. guide them and show them the right way.when they should be learning to read n write properly they planning hw they goin to beat the ones thts going to educate them for a brighter future. teachers stand up for urself if ministry wont stand up for.
The teacher should bring civil charges against the student and his/her parents. Slap dem with a civll suit
last year it happen to a teacher where his eyes were affected it was taken to court nothing happened ,the LAW IS PROTECTING these kind of children
Sue the parents
THATS WHAT HAPPEN WHEN IRESPONSIBLE PEOPLE SPEAK ON MATTERS LIKE THAT.LISTENING TO THE HOUSE OF ASSEMBLY RECENTLY AT THAT VERY TIME THE INCIDENT HAPPEN AT THE SCHOOL I HEARD MR PREVO GIVING THE CHILDREN RIGHT TO LIFT THEIR HANDS ON THEIR TEACHERS BECAUSE A COW IS TIED ON THE SCHOOL GROUNG AND AN OLD CONTAINER IS ON THE SCHOOL COMPOUND AND GRASS IS TAKING OVER THE SCHOOL YARD. I COULD’NT BELEIVE THAT A MAN WHO SUPPOSE TO BE A LEADER OF A CONTITUENCY IS BLAMING THE GOVERNMENT ON THOSE MATTERS WHEN A STUDENT STRIKE A TEACHER ON HIS HEAD THAT LEAD TO THE CHAOS THAT HAPPEN ON THAT DAY.SO HEARING THE VERY SAME THING HAPPEN AGAIN AT THE SAME SCHOOL DOSE’NT SUPRISE ME.IF MR PREVO HAD WAITED FOR ANOTHER TIME TO RAISE THOSE CONCERN AND SPEAK AS TO CONDEMN THE ACTION OF THE STUDENT TO THE TEACHER AND INSTRUCT THE STUDENT OF THE MANNER IN WHICH THEY SHOULD AND MUST BEHAVE THEN MAYBE WE WOULD NOT BE SEEING THE VERY SAME THING HAPPENING IN LESS THAN A MONTH.SO I HOPE WHEN THING OF THAT NATURE HAPPEN AGAIN NEXT TIME THAT THOSE RESPONSIBLE PEOPLE WE HAVE IN OUR SOCIETY WILL NOT BLAME OTHERS FOR THOSE BEHAVIOUR BUT CONDEMN THEM AND INSTUCT THOSE INVOLVE WHO KNOW IF IT MAY BE OF HELP.BY SAYING THIS I BEG ALL PARENTS TO PUT UR CHILDREN TO SIT DOWN AND LET THEM KNOW THAT GOING TO SCHOOL IS NOT TO BECOME A WARRIOR BUT IS TO BRIGHTEN THEIR LIFES FOR THE FUTURE FOR THEMSELVES AND CONDEMN EVERY ACTION OF THAT NATURE,CAUSE IF NOT TEACHERS WILL BE SCARED TO TEACH CHILDREN AND WE MAY JUST END UP HAVING A HELLFUL SOCIETY IN TIME TO COME.
Which house of assembly were you listening to? have you listened to the many past students who talked about the positive part which sport played in their educational development in times gone by? All Mr. Prevost was calling for was a return of the school’s playing field as an aid in bringing balance to the student experience at the DGS. So if you are trying to be political, then we can blame the lack of discipline on the behaviour of the present PM roosevelt skerritt, remember children learn what they see and live.
i dunno y dno not blocking tiny
tiny makes no sense
but wait? what is this school coming too?!! kids behave allu damn self.. a.a… ya’ll think is the teacher alone that is being harmed when u do these things… you all are harming YOUR OWN SELF!
Can somebody tell me who is this tiny person ?I am fed up with her pea-brain comments…STUPES…..
Another attach on a teacher at the DGS? What is happening in that school with some of those students? Those disobedient children who attack and injure teachers are not worthy of the school they are attending. In this case the DGS.
It is in the hands of the Police? Let the Police handle it by arresting this child who is a teenager and old enough to know better and the difference between right from wrong. It is obvious that this student has no respect for the teacher(s).
Many of us have written immensely about the incident which occurred a few weeks ago. May the Government, the Minister of Education, the DGS Headmaster and the Police read the comments, pay heed and take action accordingly. Listen to the people!
May this situation never recur at the DGS or in any school in DA for that matter.
A high school of all is a place of higher learning and preparation for the future. It should not be a place where children are disobedient and teachers are attacked and rightfully so as much as trying to discipline them and to establish law and order in the classroom.
ummm… assault is crime and anyone who engages in such behavior beyond the age of 5 should be prosecuted to the full extent of the law. point blank
This has gotten ridiculous. No teacher should have to work under such conditions. So what happen, teachers can no longer punish students, but students can do teachers what they want?
The teacher’s union needs to speak out about this. All teachers in Dominica should strike until something is done. God forbid a teacher retaliates and the situation gets worse. This is unacceptable.
Parents need to start raising their children properly. I fail to believe that a child who knows that they will face serious consequences for even talking back to a teacher would do something like this. It’s time to stop spearing the rod and spoiling our children. This American culture that we’re adopting is crippling our society.The actions of an unruly few are affecting the students who actually go to school with learning in mind. If they’re not there to learn, then they shouldn’t be there at all. If they want to act like criminals, then they should be prosecuted as such. Its time that we take a stand before it is to late.
Im mad about these incidents in schools. I,m can NEVER give the student right for lashing a teacher -physically or verbally-. yet it is annoying when I visit Home,Dominica, and see that so many promissing students whom I just left are roaming around with no sense of direction. I will REPEAT time amd time again thet the C.E.O. AND THE FORMER ASSISTANT C.E.O.-THE POET,WERE AMONG THE FIRST TEACHERS TRAINED FOR THE J.S.P. EDUCATION in DA schools yet they stop the program and it seems that with no proper structure in place in the U.S.E. THE academics are frustrating BOTH teachers and students. I listened to the former CEO, Mr.T. with Mr. A. on Q95on carnival Sunday and it hurt that the ASST.CEO who made milliage in schools and enforcing Rights of Students had the audacity to keep on blaming the MOE for the first incident (SHAME). I had to deal with a teacher & student in a similar case as the first. Blamed them for coloring each other, and strongly ask them to letgo of each other. the child was disiplined BUT I also spoke to the teacher individually and asked that he Never hold a student in his color again.
God help our schools because every situation is different and the matter must be dealt with in its pecularity. There MUST be A NEED TO STRIVE FOR GOOD PARENT/STUDENT/TEACHER
The C.E.O has no testicular fortitude to challenge the authorities and put his training into productive use.
Dat macho mish mash aint gonna help no body. Get constructive please.
You are a past educator, and is so you spelling collar? They “colored” each other? Really? What colours? Black and Blue?
We need the full story. Did the teacher hot the student first. Some teachers are bullies. it is stil wrong for a student to hit a teacher, but what is precipitating those attacks.
if a student breaks a rule, he/she should be punished, if he retaliates to being punished, he/she should be further punished. if he physically attacks a teacher, he/she should be expelled. That’s about all we need to know about these issues, because majority of these cases are not 1-offs. Only under extreme circumstances are these attacks done by the regular student body. These are repeat offenders who have no respect for law and order.. and should be removed from school.. PERIOD!
These delinquents posing as students need to find out that when you hit, you get hit the hell back, and hard too!
Spare the rod and spoil the child…now the children taking advantage so bring back the caning
No stundent hitting/lashing me and get away with it.Period.
@ Anonymous
No matter what, two wrongs do not make a right. In this respect, in a school setting, the teacher should never take the Law into his hands. Rise about that and allow the Law to handle it with your Lawyer. You will be better off for it and will, in the end, receive your satisfaction of rightful compensation if you pursue it in the correct manner.
when the law doesnt protect it citizens… citizens take the matter into their own hand.
Vigilant citizens
most teachers don’t make the money needed to get proper support for this… they can’t afford a lawyer.. and as we have seen by teachers who do take these issues to court.. they get NO results.. its a sad situation!
No parent wants a teacher to hit/lash their child.Parents talk to your children about raising their hands on TEACHERS..Because what MAN has done another Man can do!..Food for thought..
hope u tiny enough to disappear ..stay behind ur screen and talk crap..put urself in the teachers position..respect has to be earned and children of today lack respect 100percent..once u are man enough to raise ur hand on an elder u are man/woman enough to get punsihed…its about time these students start paying for their foolish ways…..nonesense..i am just 30yrs and in my days that crap could not have happend..respect for teachers was on my priority list..cuz i wanted to learn..
NO STUDENT HAS THE RIGHT TO RAISE HE OR HER HANDS
ON ANY TEACHER THIS IS RUDE AND DISRESPECTFUL.
THE STUDENT SHOULD BE SUSPENDED FROM SCHOOL TO
TEACH OTHERS A LESSON, SO ONE WILL THINK TWICE OF
ATTACKING ANY TEACHER.
exspel that
Did you say “suspended”? I think any student who attacks any teacher (unless it is in self defense), should be expelled.
YES, I SAID SUSPENDED. YOU GIVE THEM A GOOD TWO
WEEKS SUSPENSION THEN ANY KIND OF DISRESPECTUL
BEHAVOR YOU EXPEL THEM
once u can hit a teacher u are a big man….so u have to take ur blows like a big man
hmmm boy me dat teacher dere i slapp up mr so fast eh he pissing on him dere hmm i cah understand the youth of today
I hope the day doesn’t come where teachers take the matter into their hands and seriously hurt a student. That day i will stand by the teachers since Ministry has not been taking action since 1997.
Bring back JSP (former teacher of 5 years)
Like you, I’d stand by the teachers a 100%.
The teachers should start taking legal action against any student that assaults them.
Hope Mr Augustine is OK.
Why do you have to bring the PM in the matter, our Dominican parents has step aside and expect the teaches to be the parents, I think it is very unfair to our teachers, when are we going to stand by them, I attended the DGS we never had that problem.
what chubble is dhis!!But these children are getting out of control!!! smh!
Just pray that they never ge their hands on guns. But what can I say> This is the wild, wild West compliments the rogue regime.
Just pray that they never get their hands on GUNS in Dominica!! But what can say, this is Dominica the wild, wild West compliments the rogue regime,
@ reaching 8 yers now
don;t care what you say…the children are the vulnerable ones….they are the most vulnerable in society …they have no rights..and when one is continually walked on and taken advantage of …when one is tired of feeling like a animal trapped in a cage ….this is what HAPPENS…..COME ON MEDERATOR PLEASE POST
AND BOYS USUALLY ACT VIOLENTLY AS OPPOSED TO FEMALES BUT THE FEMaleS ALSO GET ENGAGED IN self destructive behaviors too….act before school shootings start happening….please help these kids and help their parents too ….Dominican parents are so abusive…how come none i have never heard of kids being taken away from households in Dominica
please dont breed
CHILDREN are vulnerable yes.. but children are supposed to act like children. If they are taught properly to respect ppl.. they tend to behave like children.. there’s a way and a means to deal with individuals under such duress.. and of course, that’s a part of our society we need to fix.. however, that does not take off from the fact that children need to be dealt with like children, until they start taking on the roles of adults.. at this point.. they can no longer be treated as children… would be interesting to see how you’d treat a child who attacks you for telling them that they’re doing wrong…
i think u should no hows wrong some of the students are right when all the teachers do is lie
THATS SO BORING MEWK MEWK MEWK
them children not easy down dere, trust me somethin has 2 be done about dat problem b4 it really get’s out of hand………….
Fellow Dominican the only person that is laughing is “TINY” woman or man we should ignore comments posted by “TINY” and those like him/her cause those like him/her feels powerful to read so many responses to their gabbage.Lets treat it from now on for what it is “Crap”! I suspect its a power play and a means to feel important therefor from now on lets allow “Tiny” to blow hot air from his/her ????yes, every body is entitled to their opinion but that does not mean wit “Tiny`s” bird brain we have to fulfill his/her desire to feel important. On the subject,like it or not, I am not surprise at what is happening at our Schools. AS the saying goes as discipline and respect goes thatis the result we are reaping and that`s a sorry stateand if the situation is not dealt with A.S.A.P we will all pay for such behavior. Again you heard first on D.N.O.
let me say that an example wasnt made of the boy who hit the teacher with the wood on his head nor was an example made of the boys before him! the Dominica Grammar school is one of the best schools on island! bt its a shame to see that you small minded and ignorant people dont see that its just a handful of disrespectful, rude, violent criminals that are sent in the school in hope of deliverance for their ”syndrome” so when you all talking dont blame the teachers.. blame all you damn government and even further the homes of these children… for such utter disgrace is to be once again placed under the carpets!
DNO why does it take soo long for a comment to be moderated? Posted so long now…
If it was me that was the teacher i will put the student under my foot big those children think there big but i will show them who that big,let them wat.
So what happened to the first boy? Anyone knows what sort of punishment he got?
they took him out of the school..
day expell him
expelled i guess
to the teacher hit him back
no he hasn’t been expelled.. I believe they’re still investigating so the student is suspended…
What I realized on DNO is that everytime someone makes a comment and the other commentors consider it a “bad” comment they just like discriminating that other commentor is like water cannot wash the person down……but isn’t there such a thing as freedom of speech? Now I really dont care how many dislikes i get for this comment hmmmm smh…anyways pertaining to the topic now what is wrong with the DGS I mean at first it was like ok everybody deserves a second chance but now I think these children are really pushing it….or the teachers are too friendly with the kids and have forgotten their position in the school?
when u say ‘these children’ then you are generalizing the whole school… it is important for the public to understand these aren’t your regular yes ma’am, no ma’am students… but actually gang members in uniform… they come to school becaused they are forced to… and will hinder your child from learning every moment… d.g.s has over 1000 students… had it been the majority then is war that would be going on every single day
I put a majority of the blame on the one who is in-charge of the school. The HEAD MASTER!
Are you sure is a Master and not a Mistress
@concern….. i never knew master = male??? where did i go wrong lol…. i thought master could be both male or female… but i will agree that we refer to females in charge of schools as head mistresses…
There was a strict headmaster at the school and the parents and some members of the public complained, now see what is happening.
@ Really People
I am on your side. Something has to be done immediately about this situation.
I do not think that the teachers are too friendly. They must be friendly to a certain extent and respectful towards the children. They cannot be hostile and show a serious face.
What is occurring today is some children are getting out of hand. You know: “Spare the rod, spoil the child.” I am not insinuating that they should beat the children but they must be disciplined.
It is the duty of the government – the Education Minister and the DGS Headmaster to do something about it. Something is remiss at that school and it is lack of discipline and respect for the teachers. It is the duty of the Government – The Education Minister and the DGS Headmaster to do something about it. Such insubordinate practices and attacking and injuring teachers should never be allowed to take place and condoned. From my point of view those authorities appear to be failing and have failed in this respect.
why do the teachers allow the students to disrespect them to such a point that they begin to raise their hands
Ratson, your attempt at spinning this does not become you. Violent attacks on teachers are inexcusable at any time.Period!
@ratson:
I’m a bit slow, so please break down the analysis that you used to arrive at the conclusion that teachers only get attacked because said teachers “allow the students to disrespect them”.
Feel free to insert coherance and logic within your analysis.
I’m waiting…
Excuse me these children like that since preschool, how is a teacher that allow them to disrespect. His father say he so rude and bad that the mother cannot do anything, how you expect a teacher to fix the problem in DGS?
@DNO/Moderator. I think it is time that these types of bloggs from “Tiny” stop appearing on the computer screens.Whoever he/she is,he/she seem to be an accomplish accomplice,and at this juncture in the lives of our students, i don’t think that they should be reading Tiny’s insensitive and incindiary bloggs.
Sorry my friend. The reality around here is that there are alot of juveniles who frequent here and post alot of crap under the stories making it so difficult for the moderator to filter through the trash. They are all over, even under the political stories. I laugh alot at the none sense i read here from time to time.
But, what they say again? Freedom of speech…so you cya prevent that.
Freedom of speech flowing on DNO papa.
No, he/she should not be stopped provided the comments are not slanderous or libelous. As much as we may abhor his/her views, freedom of speech- and of the news media must prevail.
TINY your name says it all. You rationalization is rather limited and simply highlights your ignorance. I challenge you to equip yourself with the necessary training and qualifications, dress and come into the classroom.
I can assure you, you wont last a day.
these students should be expelled and criminal action taken against them.. An example should be made
I support that 100%
Are you serious, there must be an intervention asap before it escalates to something bigger
Many things ae happening in our schools and because of the economic status and last names of the parents of some of these vagabonds, the Ministry of Education Officials are slow to punish them with very harsh punishments. I’ve seen fights at school with cutasses, bloodshed, teachers running for their lives (including me), teachers sustaining injuries trying to save one student from dying under the hands of another and the list goes on. And the Ministry has time and time again FAILED US TEACHERS by allowing those ‘killers’ back in our schools. I am a woman and it frightens me whenever i read such stories. And to make excuses for them like violence is all they know, they live on their own, they got problems etc..is ! We all go through our hard times, me too, but you won’t find me attacking any student with a piece of wood with a nail in it or worst hitting them with a chair. These children, at least the majority of them know that the Education system leans more towards their rights than that of the teachers and so figure they can do whatever they want. But God so help me that anyone of them decides to attack me. I think it’s high time WE TEACHERS STAND UP FOR OUR SAFETY IN THE WORKPLACE!!! Ministry of Education needs to know that we are fed up of running away from the students whom we are supposed to protect while in our care because we have to protect ourselves from these very students. ENOUGH IS ENOUGH!!!
I truly hope that this is not a reflection of our U.S.E. policy, necessitating secondary schools to take in pupils, regardless whether they are prepared- or qualified for that kind of education.
If we have chosen quantity above quality in education for ideological reasons, we are in for a lot of trouble with a debasement of standards at the expense, not only of our teachers but, even more so all our students.I Our current approach to teaching needs a serious review.
I suggests as of now that all the schools on the teachers from every school on this island call a sick out and be positioned at the the Gov’t Head Quarters early o’clock and PSU join , police and nurses and all others , cause the public servants need to address their issues and give the Gov’t one big bouyon . I think enough is enough . we all have children in these schools police alike . So let’s stand in solidarity with our teachers , and say we taking our schools back like Sandy sang , ” take back control “. All those for ? All those against ? Let the eyes have it . Demonstration ……way forward if we want progress in this country ….
I call upon all the teachers and students from every school islandwide to stand in solidarity . Just as we do for school rally , lets all converge in roseau in protest against violence , teacher’s abuse and bullying . Tell the gov’t we need our schools to become learning institutions again . We’re taking back control . I’ll be there with my crew to ensure your safety fear not . The students of DGS has opened up the doors to change with their cries . So we too need to stand up and stand out for it , police , nurses , doctors and all our children are fearful they need you beside them PTA as well , let’s take action now before DGS , DGSS , CHS , DCHS,DSC ,NECH , PCSS , PSS and ITSS turn into a Columbine high .
Ok. Here is the story. The student was caught with a porn magazine in his possession, with a small group of students looking at the pictures enclosed in the magazine. And no exageration, every page had a different naked woman.
Teacher tried confiscating the magazine and student refused to hand it over. Teacher filnally got an opening and snatched the magazine. Student rushed on teacher and assult broke out.
Teacher did fight back. Student broke the teachers glasses. As to what is going to be done to the student…. Suspended until final decision is made.
The student, I taught, has a fun personality and has never showed any form of aggression towards me. But the company he keeps… Hmm and the person he is now becoming, sends. Red flag! He needs help…
thank you for your honest report.
You must be his flipping. Nenen too! He lives with mother kingshill I think. Father say he so bad they can’t do anything with him. Teacher would not have known as he was only supervising that third form for first time – don’t even know the boy a little third former. When you go and see him in the cell he tell you all how rude he was and pushing the teacher…he ask him to leave the class and leave his bag and books too..what fun loving personality…fun me
@ Dominican in Antigua………… students should learn or else hit the streets?…that simple huh?….if only life was that simple…like i said before how come the parents and teachers are so puuufect and the kids are so evil? what came first the chicken or the egg……again these teachers should be fired when the kids are not performing well…then again they will make the test and exams so easy so that every kid will pass in order to keep their job….so this needs to be evaluated also….i will always blame the adults..if they do their job properly then these sorts of things will be reduced…
Tiny what do you have against teachers? was it their fault that you were naturally a slow learner. So lets say out of a class with 30 students, 5 students cannot understand the topic or the level of the class is too high for them, would you fire the teacher because those 5/30 cannot learn. You said you understand maths now so this is basis maths to work out. Instead you sit on DNO and be negative and make no real contribution, why not apply to become a teacher and make a difference? Tiny I prayed for you and others thinking like you last night. It is because of your mentality that students believe that they are in charge. Hope you do not have any kids because you will raise a terrorist. Plain and simple.
hahahaha a terrorist! lol best comment ever! i totally agree! TINY best u grow up to be BIG, cuz u jus talkin rubbish all the time
NOTICE TO DNO READERS FROM TODAY MY NAME IS KICK TINY. ANYBODY WHO WANTS TO COPY THE NAME OR EDIT IT EG KICK TINY2 KICK TINY3 KICKUP TINY ETC IS FREE TO DO SO WITHOUT ANY CHARGE. DO HAVE A NICE DAY
this is pure nonsense
Tiny need to grow up talking bout teachers need to respect students tell those children to behave like children not like adults……stupes man …….shame on you tiny pure shame
I seldomly make comments on DNO but I can’t cast a cold eye on this developing story …. Firstly , this media house has been very precise with this story . I
The details isn’t elaborate enough to connotate an objective prospective on this story . However , I must say that the violent attacks in teachers at school is unacceptable . As a former teacher , the class has never been a place of war but rather a place where children are challenged to be all that they can be to make a positive impact in our society . The question that we must ask ourselves is who is the one who is encouraging our children to make such an impact ? Must will agree that it is the TEacher . The same teacher whom our children are now abusing . Is that right ? Is it justify ? What is really happening ? I truly under no circumstance cannot support this unlawful act on our teachers . I am therefore urging our government to put policies in place to protect our teachers and our islands’ educational system or else teachers will begin to walk out of the classrooms and seek other professions. Our government must look at this urgently with prudence and balance !
universal education has destroyed our education system together with the education act. lets go back to the 70 s people.
You hit the nail on the head. Old school man. If you are not fit to make it to secondary school, you don’t go. Students go to high school through this Universal system and cannot even read. Come on.
I strongly believe that there’s a problem with the system… time to bring back JSP
we need to find out what did the teacher do or say to the student. if is pit toilet vibes he has his rites to hit d teacher…
You must be using that name to make people think you in Miami. They still have people so dumb around?
Station a section of the SSU on the grounds of the Grammer School with a matching link to Morne Bruce through Jacks Walk so the students who think they are in a battle can be matched up there – Grammer School is a war zone or what?
Bring back Bro. Germain & Mr. Wilson. This “universal System” we have adopted isnt for our youth. They need disciplinarians, not counselors. How can students be cursing and attacking teachers? a teacher will never disrespect a student if they are doinf what they should be doing.
@ original eagle eye
huh?look at our high school sweetie…you are right may God help us all …when are you all going to learn….please look at the movie DETACHMENT…..YOU CAN watch in online for free on a the site movie2k.to
all teachers should watch this movie
one of my favorite actor too Adrian Brody….
That is what is wrong with the children if today. Too much damn TV(BET, pornographic movies, violent movies, BB, Rap and heavy metal music Facebook, Gangs, drugs. Tiny would love to sit and read your crap but got assignments to complete and research to do. Why do you think I never took up teaching? Them children are crazy! Trust me cause when they swing, that would be their last swing.
we need to hard core men as principal of the Dominica Grammar School no offence I dont think these ladies can handle that school put two hard core men that students will respect and be afraid of this is ashame and sad.
We also had a second fight after school between a couple of students.
Second time around, this situation has to be addressed. We are a young nation with potential. These negitave behaviors should not be tolerated in our schools. What kind of future leaders are going to have. Some of as parents it’s about time we start living positive life and encourage our children to do the right things at all times, thay are looking on. We cannot depend on the teachers to mold them we have a part to play.Nation building needs everyone. Thank you
tg its not the second time nah thats probably the 8th to 10th time a teacher has been ATTACKED at that school the one with Fari and there is another male teacher last year whose eyes was hurt was the worst.WE NEED HELP
@ TINY I don’t know what is your issue with teachers and authority in general but if you are a reflection of any sector of Dominican youth God help us all!
i think tiny just looking for attention
Just 10 to 15 years ago, these incidents were unheard of or simply very rare. Since that Americanized syndrome of ‘Spare the rod and spoil the child’ thingy has been spreading, violence from children and students in particular have been becoming the norm.
Students have to know that the teacher is an authority over you in the class room. If a teacher offends you then you go to the principal, your parents, or the ministry, but you do not put your hands on a teacher, period.
Shame on all the people here that are making excuses for the students man. Students of yester year had it far more hard than present students and teacher and authorities were respected. If you have a bunch of students that have no respect for authority in the school, what happens tomorrow when they are let loose on society with their no respect for authority entitlement.
Dominica needs corporal punishment now to stem that tide or else Dominica finish. That new way of doing things just not working. Authority needs to be handed back to the adults…
I watchin’ still!!!
Y’all have time to take on Tiny brain? Tiny just looking for responses and guess you bypass, the attention seeker
Grammer School Again!!!! Toats garson if the student man enough to attack you then defend yourself. Put him flat on the ground and call ambulance. Enough of that man.
WAW!!! Oh how things have changed in our little country. I guess one now has to consider “violence against teachers” when making plans to return to DA to teach… A trip or two to the gym to get your intimidation muscles in order might not be a bad thing to do before going back to DA to teach…
Then again, one might easily ask, “what other options do I have besides returning to DA to teach?”
@ evolved…why should the student be expelled immediately?….you want to throw away his entire future….that is just the way the teachers think…they think that the student won’t react out of fear of being expelled to they can talk to them however they feel like….do you know everything that transpired…?i say let the child get his education…
They should not expel them. Send them to you so they can beat up tour ass with all that shit you talking. Over 900 students cannot function because of a few fools and the whole school must suffer unless some die or more get hurt? Your dam fool
They should not expel them. Send them to you so they can beat up tour ass with all that shit you talking. Over 900 students cannot function because of a few fools and the whole school must suffer unless some die or more get hurt? Fool
The church is a house of prayer, not a den to make money from tourists. The church members must raise their own money, as we are not all catholics and we have our own church to fix. Taxpayers money come from people of all denominations and therefore cannot be used to fix one church. Government should stay out of religion. Separate church and state What happens when the Pentecostal or Baptist or Jehovah Witnesses need money to fix their church?
Ou meme foo?
de teacher should break his hand!
They really need to bring back the belt in schools than maybe these kids will learn some respect and discipline.
awa we grammar shool u jus making everything bad on all u side thank god am done wit skoll dats a disgrace OMGGGGG
…and from the state of your English you didn’t learn very well either. Please tell me that it wasn’t Grammar School you attended. You must have been an SMA student, right?
lol… i guess S.M.A students n past don’t read d.n.o that much… in order to see that ‘diss’ lol… i think is G.S.S the person went…. d.g.s 4 life!!!
Man, ..had to read you twice to understand you once! if that’s what they taught you at grammar school may God help us.
STILL THEY SAY THEY LOVE DII PM..SMH
what this have to do with pm.. raise all u children right?
wat d PM Have to do wit that, everything that happen is the PM OMG U DOMINICANS. If u loose ur Virgin is the PM. lol
It starts from the home. Some children behaviour exactly the same way the see it from home. Children see; Children do
Oh NO! Not Tot’s
Why he leave SMA nah!?
The media needs to be careful about how it approaches this situation in our schools.
I would suggest that you FIRST investigate these incidents and decide on how news-worthy they are before diving into a sensationalized account.
These small scuffles at schools are not unusual and are immediately dealt with internally. The media has to be careful that you do not get over excited and in the process make the situation worse.
ALL NEWS IS NEWS….YUH NEED NOT BE HYPOCRITE…
That is th most stupid comment I have read – small scuffles at schools are not unsual? what school did you go to? It is unacceptable behavior for a student to physically attack a teacher and vice versa.
The fact this has happened twice in less then one month signals a very big problem.
You should be careful what you write as you never know if students from the school are reading.
The student should be expelled IMMEDIATELY – NO QUESTIONS ASKED.
We need to Whip those students, this is nonsense, young people should respect their elders, what the hell is going on in grammar school? Education is to important to expel them, they will only end up in our prisons. Don’t expel anybody, we need to groom them military style.
I wouldn’t be so quick to go to the no questions asked part but I do believe an enquiry should be done immediately with the view of expelling the student. As we all know there are two sides to any story but this honestly does not paint a good picture of the DGS Student body
I agree, with the Police being involved, I do not see why someone would regard this incident as a small scuffle. Is that individual encouraging those small scuffles. Maybe it is time we make public the wickedness of our youths. Might be a tough lesson but they need it.
tell me about when children start to beat their parents they shall call it scuffles to………….children should know their place point all
@evolved,wellll the teachers should be fired IMMEDIATELY if they struk a child.then we wont have that problem,the laws in the schools need to change
Are you waiting on the students to kill someone for you to see the seriousness of this situation? Violence should be dealt with with zero tolerance. You are in the school system to gain an education so you can make something of your life. Please do not encourage this nonsense. Either you are a student and act like one or you are a grown man and stop wasting the school time and our limited resources.
once police is involved that cannot be internal. Please help us as teachers lord.
Interesting perspective. I have a question for you: If someone took a piece of wood with a nail in it and hit you on your head, sending you to the emergency room, would you consider that a “small scuffle”? Kids having minor incidents with other kids can be considered small scuffles and dismissed; but when kids are involved in any incident that becomes physical with teachers, that is a major breakdown in the system. In my opinion, that cannot be consider a small scuffle by any means.
you making the matter worse by saying that these are usual scuffs.
newsworthy for sure.
make them scrape drains along the road with ball and chain for a year
So Mr. Bout what you are trying to tell me is that when you, your parents and most of us 30 years and over were going to school we used to attach our teachers ???????
You must have went to school in a different time time zone from us because i certainly consider students attaching and injuring teachers at school as serious and very important news
Small scuffles.It it apparent you are not an educator and if in fact you are then I must admonish you.
“Small scuffle” or not no student has a right to raise their hands on a teacher. Why are we holding our children to another set of standards than adults? Had it been the other way around i doubt you would have referred to it as a small scuffle.
These children and I do not wish to generalize as not all students behave or support these behaviours are sadly a product of a warped society. Sadly they, their parents and the Ministry of Education are hiding behind the Education Act which gives students more power than the people charged with facilitating their learning.
Wake up people, some may so its not my child, some may say its not at my school but what we should all say is God help is because it is our Dominica.
Teachers need to band together not in fear of any political back lash and STRIKE. After all,they are under paid,cannot get appointed or have statuses changed after becoming qualified, must parent other peoples’ children when they fail to do the job, they must share their knowledge etc and instead of Government and the necessary authorities stand for those who have such a big hand in shaping our country, they are instead repaid with an unsafe working environment, disregard for their requests etc.
Where is the PM the former teacher, the minister of Education, Hyacinth all former teachers where are they?
But Mr Hyacinth and the PM cannot control the homes these children come from…you should ask WHERE ARE THE PARENTS AND THE COMMUNITY!!!
Small scuffles you ‘ignorant fool’, can’t you see what is happening? You call students beating teachers small scuffle? I wonder how you would feel if it was you son, daughter, mother or father being attacked. Would you still consider it ‘small scuffle’. Please think before making comments.
All news is news we in Dominica too hypocrite what all you want to hide the news for when these children do such things it deserves to be in the news…and they deserved to be punished, arrested and expelled if they don’t want to behave like children then treat them like adults…….let them know their blasted place school children getting too out of hand these days eh eh
children aren’t always the problem…some of these teachers can’t teach….i never understood math until i was taught one on one by a certain teacher who never taught my class…and i got it ..he did not even need to repeat himself to me….these teacher must be evaluated and fired when the student are not performing well
does that mean you have to attack the teacher? what is your point?
Very Tiny and shallow mentality you got Tiny
How dumb can you be? If you are not learning you must attempt to kill the person trying to teach you? Are you for real? Its pure disrespect. The children of today need a beating to teach them manners and common sense.
nonsense!!!…if the students arent performing it goes way beyond the teachers…the students and the parents have a huge roll to play…
Tiny your name speaks for itself, no self worth, no values, you must have come from the same type of family that these children come from. You sound like one of those who gave teachers hell and still have relatives giving hell to proove it…what a miserable individual!
Tiny, give up on the comments and take a break. Go take a river bath and come again.
papa God…you know this is my thing…you know you going to be a lot of comments from tiny…come-on man you should know me better than that
tiny you really sound like a grade 3 student. your reasoning does not make any sense and futhermore its pointless. every teacher teaches differently and whatever the reason you had that you never figured out maths until it was taught to you twice is yours to figure out. you are encouraging the students with this.
what’s ur point tiny..one on one teaching..ya right..he did not need to repeat himself???yeah right..who u fooling..?????not me…one on one..with u…smdh lol girl..
if he ain’t teaching right. that does not give any child right to hit teacher
some teachers i agree have not been trained and have problems bring out the message to a group. Also keep in mind that one on one is not the same as a class room setting. Despite whether a teacher can or can’t teach there is respect and away to address a problem. There are rules that Govern both teachers and students.
These children are getting out of hand. something needs to be done IMMEDIATELY.
Tiny you making some valid points. It is true that we have a problem with the teaching of maths in our secondary schools. That I can agree with.
But you seem (by your lack of condemnation of the students who have attached their teachers) to be siding with such action.
Now come on, I am sure you can find no good reason for a student to attack his teacher so violently: Not bad maths teaching, not disrespectful teachers.
So you need to condemn this behaviour outright in the first place. Wrong is wrong.
Now I hope that some education official will deal with your points about bad maths teachers and disrespectful teachers.
Tiny please tell me what would a teacher not being able to teach properly to to prompt a student to attach them. You are speaking complete nonsense and i think you are the one who needs to be evaluated.
I am sure that you have no right to beat your Employer when you don’t do or complete your tasks at work. please think before you speak
Tiny your head is also hard, you cannot learn, a new school should be set up for you. You learn so mych math and up to now you cannot find a job…lazy….
ATTENTION SEEKER! You’re probably laughing the people who get annoyed by your comments and i think you enjoy seeing the number of dislikes skyrocket. Poor you, this is how you spend your time and that is how desperate you are for attention? Alas poor you.
uhh….what does this have to do with the topic?
Tiny, what is your point. The teacher is not responsible for the sudents conduct. Some of the children come from very bad homes; childen of theives, murderers, vagabonds, drug peddlers and pushers. How do you change young beasts into young men. There is no law and no constitution.
@tiny:
Too bad you couldn’t get a teacher to sit one-on-one with you to teach you some sense…yep, your teachers definitely failed you.
but u r naturally dumb, how cud u have learnt? dont blame the teachers, n i aint even see ur point there.. this means u kno english either, if u did u wud xclude irrelevance from your vocabulary… grow up n learn to shut up….
to tiny by the way.. who else cud this be dirrected too?
You have completely missed the point….you did not hit the teacher who you felt could not teach, did you? You never hit a teacher.
Also, I think you must agree that teaching one on one and teaching a class of 20+ children is a big difference. If the teacher had to keep repeating himself that would make you a dunce!
Tiny, where the hell you come from. Is your brain so ‘tiny’ that you can’t think straight? Is it the teachers fault that you couldn’t learn? It is not every child that is academically inclined. Some cant not write their names to save their lives but can fix any appliance placed before them. This is why our education system needs to be revised. You would fire a teacher if he/she can’t treat a ‘special child’ maths? Shame on you.
*teach
Admin can you mention “a piece of wood with a nail on it” not the same as “a piece of wood”
Thank you.
those teachers must learn to respect students….you all can’t talk to people however you all want…..i remember how it was back in my days….you all have the power to stop this ….show some love and respect
so Tiny if I agree with you and say yes the teachers must respect the students (because you imply that they don’t) is this the answer? The student must proceed to take a piece of wood with a nail on it and attack the teacher?
no…but a gentle response turns away wrath….some of these kids are troubled….they don’t know any better ….I’m not saying that the student shouldn’t be held accountable..but violence is the only thing some of these kids know….and these teachers should be aware of that….
SHAME ON YOU!!!!!!!!!
CORRECTION, SHAME ON TINY!!!!!!
not to give tiny to much stress ok
We should by now know that “tiny” is someone with a very tiny brain too tiny to understand the logic of any issue presented here at DNO..every comment i’ve ever read from “tiny” lack sense and we can clearly see that it must be coming from someone with little or poor educational background. Shame on u tiny..go to school then come back with some valid opinions to share. Opinions that actually make sense.
Tiny everyone must be held accountable for his/her own action. What is your point really saying? Students must start to behave like students or else hit the damn streets. Easy as ABC. Too much violence tolerated from students. Either you want to learn and abide by the rules of the school or you want to play big man and woman and get a job.
clearly you must be a troubled person that requires help – from your posts that is obvious.
yep i’m the troubled one..haha….look what is happening in our schools…police need to patrol high schools…security guards need to be present…teachers are afraid and I’m the troubled one….keep it up…some children will not tolerate abuse….they get enough at their homes
Tiny talk all you want. If am a teacher and a student attacks me, I hit back but out of the school yard and trust me, it will not be public or pretty!
Tiny you ain’t tired of ‘pushing your hand in fire’ for disrespectful children? the respectful well behaved ones are now suffering cause of a few morons, who have no respect for authority…this generation is going down the drain and rather quickly i must say.
sure ….teachers and parents are puuuurrrfect……..and kids are evil…think anonymous…does this make sense…is it the new type of foods that is causing these kids to be that way….is is kfc….
What this rubbish i hearing there with tiny na……so just now when children attack parents you will say that parents have to respect their children>……I say expel these holligans let those who really want to learn remain.
very shallow tiny
You are such an Idiot??
ATTENTION SEEKER! You’re probably laughing the people who get annoyed by your comments and i think you enjoy seeing the number of dislikes skyrocket. Poor you, this is how you spend your time and that is how desperate you are for attention? Alas poor you….
i do not think that child abuse is funny ok…i am dead serious
Tiny I must say you’re a very inorant and narrow minded person…It’s because of people like you Domninica cannot have a decrease in crime
ignorant**
Tiny,I think your behaviour goes back to your early child hood. Were you emotionally, physically and sexuallt abused? You are a case for counselling. Stop the bugging thing. What is your real name Jack A?
Excuse me but you must stop generalizing! Tiny brain much?