Students arrested after fight at JGHS
(CNS): Updated 3pm: Police have confirmed that they have arrested two 15-year-old students and are investigating a fight at John Gray High School on Monday morning. An RCIPS spokesperson said the two boys were arrested on suspicion of assault and disorderly conduct and have been bailed to return to the police station at a later date. Other sources tell CNS that the incident involved at least seven students in what was described as a “disturbingly violent” brawl. CNS has contacted the education authorities and is still awaiting a response but it is understood that several children were temporarily excluded from the school Tuesday and parents have been called to a meeting.
Some sources have indicated that at least one of the young men involved may have been armed with a knife but police have said that this was not the case and no serious injuries were sustained. The melee was believed to be a continuation of another fight that occurred outside school at the weekend in Camana Bay, sources close to the incident have confirmed.
Local youth workers have also told CNS that the situation is a reflection of the growing gang violence among the students, which is being carried into the schools and which the authorities are not taking seriously. Some of the kids involved are said to be known already to the criminal justice system but there are still no formal crime prevention programmes for these potential young offenders and at risk students, and no secure places for them to go when they are prosecuted.
All of this is just symptoms or signs of a culture that has failed its people. Why is it that not being held accountable for your actions is celebrated as a right here? I guess Cayman has never had a real leader of people as a leader. You can’t teach what you don’t know or practice. Until that happens nothing changes.
Where were the security guards? Where were all these expensive counsellors and learning mentors who should have heard about the incident and tried to seek prevention by monitoring these students?
Where were the anti-bullying teachers/counselors?
And yes why do we have to start thinking gangs only? These boys will pay a dear price for their lack of control if they don’t have parents that will seek an investigation into the proaction that should also be provided by the school.
They could easily become targets of all teachers IF allowed back in school, they’ll be further demoralised, unmotivated and then we’ll have more Caymanian boys cast aside.
Why don’t you step up and help Mr. Conolly or Hon Rivers? Of just can’t empathise with parents who have no choice but to put their children in the public schools?
You are an idiot! Wake up to real life!
Children will be children; they’ll have their spats of fighting, gossiping etc BUT the buck stops with PARENTS; the SCHOOL and Education Dept. Sadly all three are ABSENT. So since there are no consequences to following guidelines and rules our children behave as those they’re being raised by animals? It was PROMISED that we’d see an improvement in the way they wear their uniforms; a change of attitudes towards learning and truancy; a change in making classes smaller and those with learning difficulties given extra support yet we are still waiting and all the while our children, the future adults of tomorrow are languishing in the heap called “I Don’t Care”….As a community who preach of being Christian the lack of compassion and genuine concern is overwhelmingly wanting. It seems we need get off our butts and take matters in our own hands and be the Wardens of the Schools and assist these our children. We should just start showing up at school and helping guide these children. Years ago parents went to the schools and sat in classes to help curb unruly and dont-wanna-learn children and in doing so the change was immediate. Perhaps we should return to that practice. After all it seems nothing else has worked? Let’s make a call to all parents/residents who are available; starting with those semi and retired and see how many responds? It would be interesting to see if there are any who would give of their time. As mama always taught us when there is a problem look and offer a solution!
Why is it when something happens in Cayman the Expatriates gets the blame, yes they do have there fear share of certain things but please STOP with the Blame Games, i am a Caymanian and it is not the Schools because i went to all Government Schools it all starts from at HOME and its called POOR PARENTING so stop trying to blame the Teachers, Principles or any Innocent person if some of these Parents would put a head on their Bodies and stop living like they are still 16 Clubbing and start Being a real Parent to there Children then some of these problems would be less in our school system.
Where is Ozzie and his cow cod when you need him? Ooops probably off cursing a f@%king driftwood somewhere.
Not even a peep out of that useless foul mouthed minister! PPM puppets I sure hope you learned your lesson this time!
How about the teacher attacked by a girl at the end of the day yesterday, ask the police it was reported!!!
Oh, goodness. Bring back the excellent Expat Principal at CIFEC who left last year. Why did they ever let him go? The kids loved him and he made a positive difference for my son, certainly. He should be wooed back immediately.
The head at CIFEC cannot be held responsible for the actions of a rogue student or students. We can though be judged by how any one incident is handled.
When I was at school and got into a fight a master would come out and give the two of us a pair of boxing gloves and monitored the fight. Sounds reasonable to me.
did you say acid in as a chemical?
Apprentice Gangsters
and hood rat baby mama’s.
cops and Caymanian men in training, that’s the example they’re getting from the top
A child growing up in the Cayman Islands doesn’t experience what the consequences for breaking the law is. From a young age they are riding in a car standing up in the car rather than being buckled up, they see their parents speeding and parking in handicapped spots without any consequences to this illegal actions. When there is an issue at school, the parents run to tell off the teachers for doing their child wrong. When the kids destroy public property or when they don’t turn up to school if they don’t feel like it, the parents and students are not held responsible. So what does society expect? School can only do so much, police can never get involved and parents don’t seem to give a shit!
School? Sounds more like Ghetto. And now someone will complain about why Caymanian school leavers can’t get jobs…
Expats bringing their violent culture to our kindess
You are one of the reasons the problem can’t be solved. It is always somebody else’s fault! Pathetic!
Dat wat Roy Boden wud doo.
Good trolling effort, bobo.
Ex pats at John Gray? Which bus are you on? The mentally disturbed or just plain stupid bus?
Well, I heard an ex-pat student with cayman links attacked a teacher at the school today!
As an expat myself we cant make it seem like grand cayman is the only place this sort of stuff happens it happens all over the world even in our own backyard so grow up and quit the descrimination towards the locals cause our country and other countries aint no better!!
Guess the truth hurts but I agree, I hear the UDP always talking about the new generation, do they know something we don’t or are we looking at sign of things to come?
You are an idiot! Wake up to real life!
Hey Big Mac! Maybe you want to meet with these children in the schools before it’s too late? We have not heard anything further from you since your last spate of promises over a month ago to meet with the gang members.
Even worst, we haven’t heard from the Minister of Education from West Bay at all. Not even a promise for us poor fools.
We still have a Minister for Education? Let me guess she attends ribbon cutting functions but has decided to leave education to those who know about it. Good call!
No, she’s on so called business in Bahamas!
She’s enjoying SMB life now folks, cant be bothered with you lot
At least he is trying to do something! What is Alden doing? Has he delegated that to his PA as well?
Until we start to hold parents responsible for the actions of their children nothing will change for the better.
And nothing will change unless school implement their own policies across the board with no favoritism and regardless of who the parents are.
That really applies to all schools! As an example, recently at one of the private schools, a student got caught cheating on exams. Nothing had been done and the spoiled brat went around telling the other kids that she wasn’t getting punished because her mother was on the board of governors. Can you believe that? From what was said, it was only under pressure from other parents that the girl finally got suspended. Wow! What kind of upbringing is that? And what kind of school allows this? What message did that whole thing send to the other kids? Apparently they all know that this girl has a perfectly above average grade due to being a cheater so why should they not do the same?
why should you care what she does?
the meek shall inherent the earth
Accountability and Cayman never appear in the same sentence in any meaningful way. This school has had issues for years because of poor leadership. Somehow being the head of a failing school qualifies you to become CEO? Where is the accountability in that.
Yes but the government needs to also step in and hold people accountable for not enforcing school rules and policies! If I had my way I would put plenty pressure on all principals to not overlook things and make sure that our children are safe! Now imagine that the woman who was hired to head education now never did anything to improve JGHS! How on earth do we expect for anything new to happen? There were kids known to be even having sex in the bathrooms and a lot of other schools know about these incidents so it’s not like the principal doesn’t know. People were even talking about this on the radio over and over and still nothing got done. Instead they get rewarded with a promotion. Totally disgusting.
disgraceful, shameful and just plain SAD! i’m sure nothing will be done as in the past……
now i hope they dont send them to Cliffton Hunter and hope the they change
Persons need to realise that the attitude of not at my school is not the solution. Clifton hunter is not exempt from its share if problem they just don’t hit the media . As people living on these islands we should all be concern as it will impact the whole of society .
Sorry to break it to you, but it’s already at Clifton Hunter! You are behind on news.
I think what the OP is saying is that instead of dealing with the problem, they send them to another school. You know sort of like what they do with Government employees. My son’s school is the landing ground for all the troubled children from another school as well. It’s getting so bad, I’m thinking of moving off island.
Check our the incident involving acid at CIFEC on Friday.
Where do I read about that?
You don’t.
I took acid at school too, expands the mind