Dear Editor,
I happened to watch Prime Time News on September 20, 2016. It showed the minister of transport touring the transportation centre in Half-Way-Tree to scout for misbehaving children and those who loiter till dusk. But, apparently, none were there.
It seems they smelled the rat.
Camera systems are fine, but my simple suggestion will deter these rowdy students and those who loiter after school hours. Let me offer my suggestion for the clearance of students from this central meeting place at the transportation centre. I beckon to the police to apprehend all schoolchildren who seem to loiter and create mischief at the transportation hub in Half-Way-Tree by taking them to the Half-Way-Tree Police Station. They dear not leave the station until their parents or guardians are contacted.
These students who wear two hats — at home the loving innocent child, and on the road a “leggo beast” — will indeed be a shocking surprise when the parents are called by their own kids. The students should be held as long as it takes at the station until parents/guardians arrive.
I also understand that adult men also utilise the centre as a meeting place for under-age schoolgirls after school hours. Also, it is so disgraceful at the centre how many students carry on in their school uniforms. I take the bus frequently at the centre and witness the drama played out often.
This after-school idling is not new. I was once employed downtown Kingston, near to the harbour, and some students would hang out until odd hours after school is dismissed everyday as well.
The rigid means of keeping students at the Half-Way-Tree Police Station until their parents arrive will decrease and prevent them from gathering at the transportation centre, as the police will be on the alert to cart them away.
More cameras can be installed, with the stringent policy of the police apprehending them, sending a clear warning. If students, especially males, resist on going to the station, the appropriate containment should apply.
Delroy Lawrence
fortis-forever@hotmail.com
I happened to watch Prime Time News on September 20, 2016. It showed the minister of transport touring the transportation centre in Half-Way-Tree to scout for misbehaving children and those who loiter till dusk. But, apparently, none were there.
It seems they smelled the rat.
Camera systems are fine, but my simple suggestion will deter these rowdy students and those who loiter after school hours. Let me offer my suggestion for the clearance of students from this central meeting place at the transportation centre. I beckon to the police to apprehend all schoolchildren who seem to loiter and create mischief at the transportation hub in Half-Way-Tree by taking them to the Half-Way-Tree Police Station. They dear not leave the station until their parents or guardians are contacted.
These students who wear two hats — at home the loving innocent child, and on the road a “leggo beast” — will indeed be a shocking surprise when the parents are called by their own kids. The students should be held as long as it takes at the station until parents/guardians arrive.
I also understand that adult men also utilise the centre as a meeting place for under-age schoolgirls after school hours. Also, it is so disgraceful at the centre how many students carry on in their school uniforms. I take the bus frequently at the centre and witness the drama played out often.
This after-school idling is not new. I was once employed downtown Kingston, near to the harbour, and some students would hang out until odd hours after school is dismissed everyday as well.
The rigid means of keeping students at the Half-Way-Tree Police Station until their parents arrive will decrease and prevent them from gathering at the transportation centre, as the police will be on the alert to cart them away.
More cameras can be installed, with the stringent policy of the police apprehending them, sending a clear warning. If students, especially males, resist on going to the station, the appropriate containment should apply.
Delroy Lawrence
fortis-forever@hotmail.com