Teachers discuss violence in schools

Teachers have heeded the call from the Barbados Secondary Teachers Union to attend a mass meeting to discuss violence in schools now underway at Solidarity House, St Michael.

The talks come on the heels of last Friday’s fatal stabbing of 16-year-old Temario Holder at the Frederick Smith Secondary School.

Yesterday, Education Minister Santia Bradshaw declared a zero-tolerance policy on school violence and announced that new security measures including hand-held metal detectors and random spot checks will be implemented when the Trents, St James school reopens on Thursday.