Protest-inciting students at Aberdeen High facing possibility of expulsion

Danae Hyman, Online Reporter 

Several students at the northern St Elizabeth-based Aberdeen High School are facing the possibility of expulsion for allegedly inciting two days of protest last week.

A short while ago acting principal Nelissa Ashley-Brooks declined to speak on the issue.

“Excuse me. Miss, have a good day,” she told The Gleaner before the call to her cellphone was disconnected.

However, it is understood that this morning, the acting principal told students during morning devotions that those guilty of inciting and participating in the boisterous protest will be reported to the school board with a view to expelling them.

The protest began on Thursday after the students were advised to wear their uniforms to Sports Day on Friday and to take along other clothes in which to compete.

This was because the team gear that students were expecting did not arrive on time.

Students, in expressing their disapproval triggered an uproar and later blocked the gates to the school using wood, tires and other debris.

The acting principal then decided to postpone the sporting event.

"We seek to be a school of choice and we must work as one unit to dismantle the core of indiscipline," she said in a memo to staff members. 

It's understood that on Friday, less than a third of the school population turned up for classes.

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