WHAT A WORLD WI A SOW

SHELDON WILLIAMS, STAR Writer
A female teacher from a homework centre in Kingston who was allegedly attacked and beaten severely by the father and uncle of one of her students is now recovering from brain injury and whiplash.

“Two of dem come fi dominate one likkle teacher, the man gimme some head and face lick, till me get dizzy,” she explained to THE STAR.

“I had to fight off this man while the other beat me in my head with his fist,” she added.

THE STAR understands that the incident took place on February 16 at the institution, after the teacher intervened in a dispute between two boys who had a fight at the school.

According to the woman, she had attempted to speak to both boys who had a disagreement but both seemed uninterested in quelling the dispute.

However, she proceeded to discipline the boys by speaking sternly to them before she advised them to go home. She then returned to the staffroom. Shortly afterwards, the teacher’s attention was drawn to a loud noise coming from the schoolyard.

piece of board

When the teachers responded, they saw that one of the boys had the other pinned to a wall with a large piece of board held at his neck.

The female teacher acted swiftly and retrieved the board from the youngster and told both of them to leave for their respective homes again.

She said that she then returned to the staffroom under the impression that the matter was settled.

However, moments afterwards, two men barged into the staffroom with one of the boys who was involved in the conflict.

One of the men then reportedly shouted, “A who lick me pickney?”.

When no answer was forthcoming, the son is said to have been instructed to point out which teacher had beaten him. To the woman’s surprise, she said that the boy pointed to her.

She explained that all she remembered after that was receiving blows to her face and head while she was been restrained by the other man.

“The man all knee me inna mi belly,” she said.

Since the incident, she explained that she has suffered loss of memory, frequent blackouts, and dizziness. She also had to do a cerebral scan.

She also added that none of the other teachers came to her assistance because they seemed fearful.

The teacher is now considering a change of career because of the attack.

“Me feel fi change me profession,” she emphasised. The coordinator for the centre confirmed the incident. All efforts by THE STAR to obtain the police report were unsuccessful.