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Police called to Pembroke Hall High after students’ altercation
A file photo of boys from schools in the Corporate Area in a fight last term. Data from the Ministry of Education and Youth showed a total of 55 critical Incident reports, mostly related to violence in schools, between January 2022 and January 2023.
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Police called to Pembroke Hall High after students’ altercation

KINGSTON, Jamaica- Police are now on the scene of a brawl, reportedly between students of Pembroke Hall High School. At least one student was observed with a bloody face during the incident.

It’s the latest in a string of violent incidents in schools.

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Between January 2022 and 2023 there were 55 critical incidents which then-Minister of Education Fayval Williams described as ‘madness’.

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