POLICE WERE CALLED in at the Springer Memorial Secondary School this morning when the saga surrounding the 14-year-old schoolgirl took another turn.
The child and her mother, Elecia Weekes, have been involved in a disciplinary row with the principal, which has resulted in her being out of the classroom for almost eight weeks.
Weekes called the police after she said her daughter was escorted to the gates by principal Pauline Benjamin and asked to take off her uniform. She has refused a transfer to Ellerslie Secondary and was told by Benjamin last week that the child is no longer on the roll at Springer and would be trespassing if she returned.
Police from District “A” responded and advised the family, which is being supported by children’s rights advocate Shelly Ross, to take the matter to the Ministry of Education. They are now awaiting word on when they will be able to meet with chief education officer Karen Best. (YB)
