VIDEO: Tragic March Losses for Five Islands Primary School
As March draws to a close, the atmosphere at Five Islands Primary School is heavy with sorrow, as they reflect on a series of heartbreaking events that happened in March last year and also this year.
Martina Humphreys, the Family Life Education teacher at the school, expresses a sentiment shared by many: the month of March has proven to be particularly unlucky.
Last year, March brought the devastating loss of a beloved teacher, Davis, who had an indelible impact on the lives of countless students. This year, the heartache deepened with the tragic death of 9-year-old student Chantel Crump.
In a recent conversation with Briana Anthony, Miss Humphreys shared her deep concern over the emotional toll these losses have taken on the school community.
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Comments (7)
Antigua Surf March 27, 2025, 8:58 AM
AAB March 29, 2025, 6:57 PM
She gave her Life WILLINGLY TO SAVE HER NATION…….!!!! I Pray WE ALL Will Learn EXACTLY WHAT SHE WAS SENT AMONG US TO TEACH US ALL ….. May her Mom and Dad and ALL her Family Members be COMFORTED ….. if I (who didn’t know this Angel) can be so affected by her Life Among Us …. How Much More those persons who lived close to her …… Her Biography will be written….. and Chantel Crump WILL Live On In ALL OF OUR HEARTS 🥰 FOREVER!!!!!
Devorn Carter March 27, 2025, 9:04 AM
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