A concerned mother is calling for an investigation after her teenage son was allegedly slapped by a teacher at the Princess Margaret School over what she says was a false accusation that he touched the teacher’s buttocks.
The incident, which occurred last Thursday, left the student with a swollen face and in need of hospital care.
Princess Margaret School
Who can comment on this half-baked news report? Tired of the incompetence!
Ah yes, the expert on news reporting strikes again. must’ve missed the part where the video explains everything.
LOL Yet you are here. I just come for the comments, BTW. Especially yours. Old men have a great sence of humour
Absolutely unacceptable. A teacher slapping a student over an unproven accusation is assault, plain and simple.
she was touched not by God
Comment *So Antigua DOT News Lemme get this one straight. The teacher accused a student of something as serious as touching her buttocks, slap him and nobody calls the parents or reports it to the principal? How are we in 2025 still dealing with this kind of thing? Whether the accusation true or not, there are protocols investigations, statements, witnesses. You don’t hit a child over a rumour and then pretend like nothing happen. The boy had a swollen face, and we calling that “discipline”? Nah man. Teachers are supposed to be protectors, not prosecutors. If a student had raised a hand to a teacher, police would be at the gate before the bell ring. But when it’s the other way around, everything hush-hush and “under investigation.” Antigua’s education system needs serious reform cameras in classrooms, accountability, and real training on emotional control. These are people’s children, not punching bags. And the Ministry better not sweep this one under the rug, because too many of these stories get buried until another child ends up traumatized.
Seem like this is a troubled boy …detention and all. But doesnt mean that he was the one who touched her.
I feel like I’m going crazy, Shermain, tell me I’m dreaming. I wouldn’t have wronged the young man to slap he back. First and foremost if the young man touched your bottom you take the matter to the principal not slap him. This is some kind of hate
Sometimes students misbehave, yes but adults have to maintain control. Slapping a child is never the answer.
If it is found that he wasn’t the one who touched the teacher would there be an apology.because that’s one hell of a slap Mr get
What if he didn’t do it and he had slap her back what them.
Schools need to install cameras in classrooms. Too many “he say, she say” situations damaging reputations.
This generation of teachers too quick to lose their temper. Bring back proper training in conflict resolution
Even if he touched her she should have reported it to the principal
Bot i tell you…if I didnt hear thr mother’s voice if think the media house made this up. What a thing! the boy said he was going to hit her back? He self mad
I wonder why the teacher never reported the incident. She is required to, no? The incident has to be thoroughly investigated. Someone also mentioned that the student seems ‘troubled’ because of prior sanctions. But as an educator, I have seen students experience mistreatment simply because they were made “easy” targets by fellow teachers. I had a student say to me (paraphrasing: Miss, they excluded me for months and I know I didn’t do this thing. I was sitting at home wondering if I was crazy and did this thing they accused me of without realising what I was doing. I thought I was done.) The results of the investigation showed that he did not do what they accused him of. I advised him not to make himself an easy target as he was simply not the most well-behaved student.
What the bread and cheese is going on here… I don’t even know what to say
There are some students that some teachers dont like. Believe me when i say this. And like one writter just said they make themselves easy prey because of how they behave but many times some of these students are just victims. I know some teachers willfully ignore children because they have a beef with the childrens parents. Teaching is a calling and those who are not called shouldnt teach because all kinds of things will happen to people children
Whether the accusation true or not, that’s not how you handle it. Teachers supposed to be examples, not aggressors
This needs to go straight to the Ministry. Parents sending their children to school to learn, not get slapped.