I news Guyana Reports : An 11-year-old pupil sitting the National Grade Six Assessment (NGSA) at Edinburgh Primary School was allegedly attacked by two fellow students on Wednesday, moments after completing his first day of exams, in an incident that has raised serious concerns about school security and police responsiveness.
The incident occurred while the child’s grandmother and other parents stood outside the locked school gate, unable to intervene as the disturbance unfolded inside the school compound.
According to the child’s grandmother, the incident occurred shortly after dismissal when students began exiting the school building. She observed one boy kicking her grandson, while another child struck him to the head with an object.
The situation escalated as several parents remained gathered outside the school, prevented from entering by security despite the disturbance unfolding inside. The grandmother expressed frustration at being unable to access the school grounds to assist or intervene.
The grandmother claimed the incident was not isolated, pointing to previous occasions in which the child was injured while at school. She said on one occasion he began bleeding from the nose after being struck, and later suffered a similar episode after being hit with a book in class.
She noted that the school had been informed of the child’s medical condition, describing it as a “head issue,” but expressed dissatisfaction with how those earlier matters were handled, stating that the response appeared limited.
Following Wednesday’s incident, the grandmother attempted to lodge an official police report. However, she claimed she was unable to do so after arriving at the police station.
She explained that upon arrival, she was directed to a sergeant who was reportedly unavailable. After waiting for several hours, she was eventually told to return at another time, with no statement taken.
“I waited from the afternoon into the night, and nothing was done,” she said, adding that she was neither given clear guidance nor offered an alternative to have the matter formally recorded.
The grandmother expressed deep concern about the lack of response, particularly given the child’s medical condition and the timing of the incident during a critical examination period.
“If something happens to this child, the police will come to me,” she said, expressing frustration that no immediate action was taken despite her efforts to seek help.
She is now calling on the relevant authorities, including the Ministry of Education, to investigate both the incident and the circumstances under which it occurred, including supervision at the school and the handling of previous reports.
The case raises broader questions about school security protocols, parental access during incidents, and police responsiveness to reports of attacks on minors during vulnerable periods such as examination periods.
