Government has sounded a warning to perpetrators or would be perpetrators of school robberies that it will do what is necessary to put an end to the present situation of school break-ins on the island. Education Minister Dr. Gale Rigobert says it is time for action, not just from the stand point of the Ministry of Education or the Royal St. Lucia Police Force but the Saint Lucian community as well.   Dr. Rigobert, says a number of options are being actively considered including the installation of CCTV cameras and the surveillance of schools by the police.

The Education Minister’s comments come in the wake of a break-in at the St. Mary’s College
. Thieves escaped with a number of items, assaulting and injuring the school’s night-watchman in the process.  The incident comes weeks after a similar occurrence at the Castries Comprehensive Secondary School. Meanwhile, school resumed today Wednesday 12th October for students of SMC. Parents and guardians please note that you are expected to attend an urgent parents meeting at 4:30pm today.

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