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Gov’t working with police as sex drugs hit schools

The Ministry of Education said it is intensifying efforts with law enforcement agencies to address the alarming introduction of illegal substances, including alcohol, marijuana-infused edibles, and sexual enhancement drugs, into secondary schools.

The move comes after recent reports of students bringing these substances onto school premises, with some engaging in their distribution or sale to peers.

Officials expressed deep concern over these developments and said the Ministry is taking decisive action. The Ministry also disclosed that multiple students were suspended this week after being found with these substances.

“We take this matter seriously and are working closely with law enforcement and other relevant agencies to safeguard our students,” the Ministry stated.

In support of this initiative, the Ministry is collaborating with the Social Development Department and the Royal Virgin Islands Police Force (RVIPF) to enforce a Zero-Tolerance Policy toward illegal drugs in schools. The focus is ensuring student safety, identifying individuals responsible for introducing these substances onto school grounds and providing targeted intervention and support where necessary.

The Ministry is also calling on parents and the wider community to engage in open discussions with young people about the dangers of drug use and to report any suspicious activity promptly. Additionally, local establishments and vendors are urged to refrain from selling these substances or any related paraphernalia to minors. Schools will continue to educate students on drug prevention and the serious consequences of substance abuse.

Troubling videos

Chief Inspector Kenrick Davis, head of the Criminal Investigation Department, previously highlighted the severity of the situation. He noted the emergence of “concerning videos” showing students engaging in inappropriate activities, which should alarm the entire community. He stressed that the issue extends beyond a specific location, urging society to focus on students’ general behaviour.

The RVIPF has been actively involved in addressing this issue. Last year, authorities observed a pattern of drug-related incidents, particularly after the school reopened in August. The school reported several cases, leading to interventions by the police and social services.

Davis said the police seized items and noted that investigations are ongoing to trace the supply chain of these substances. “We were able to seize some items. We were able to interview students as well as other members of the community with a view to finding out the supply chain, where this is coming from,” Chief Inspector Davis explained.

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  1. THATS NOTHING NEW says:

    WHEN I BLOGGED ABOUT IT OBODY LISTENED ( HAVE YOUR CHILDREN DO A BLOOD TEST SND YOU WILL FIND OUT IF YOUR CHILD IS SAFE FROM THE FANCY DRUGS THAT HAS BEEN CIRCULATING IN THE COUNTRY FOR A WHILE NOW , IF YOU REALLY CARE FOR THE WELL BEING OF THEIR HEALTH , DO THE THE BLOOD TEST , SOME OF YOU MIGHT FAINT WHEN YOU SEE THE RESULTS , BYMUT THE HOOD THING IS YOU WILL BE ABLE TO DO WHAT IS NESASSARY TO GET THEM CLEANED UP , AND LET THEM TELL THE POLICE WHO GAVE IT TO THEM SO THAT THE POLICE CAN DO THEIR INVESTIGATIONS ON THOSE PREDATORS WHO IS TARGETING SCHOOL CHILDREN AND OLDER YOUTHS / DO IT NOW

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  2. The wall says:

    these were some of the reasons the wall was put in place. the drugs were on a smaller scale then.

  3. Not a peep from the minister says:

    I guess no photo ops

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  4. We Have A Serious Problem says:

    Things got terribly out of hand when the high school was in Pasea. There were drug dens run by students in the bush. This was a serious operation on a full time basis. Some students left home in uniform but spent the day doing business. I came across one of these areas and the evidence was mind boggling. The conversations of many students are the exact same as the ghetto. Tortola has a serious problem but most people are in denial.

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  5. Deh Watcha says:

    Haven’t heard a statement from the Min of Education.

    Like them only waiting for the press conference for the photo-op.

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  6. Hell for them says:

    Them police shot the lil boy over cocodeler and went live him, all these island man police want to do anything with a man and woman and sex . A lot of them going back home in box soon

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  7. Where are the parents, the church, community says:

    Today, if you scold a child as a community minded individual, for inappropriate behaviour, the parents take offense.
    Even in the church, parents take offense when you talk their children.
    They leace their toddlers and young one to be trained by TV and phone. Parents need to have boundaries for children.

    & Graders boys and girls on the street liming with friends breaking into parents home at any time

    Eight graders tell you parents allow boyfriends to come home and leave them to theri own devise

    There are stages in a child life for gradual process

    Sending your child to do sleepover- Dont know where they are at

    We live in a dark and dangerous world. Parents are our children first trainers. Take your jod seriously

    Giving them material things are not the way to trian them

    Nurture them with principles, right from wrong , dignity of life and respect for God an dtheir fellow men

  8. save deh youths says:

    aya keeping playing and not paying attention to those youths

    i tired sing this song now

    a lot of them including females glorify criminal life, drugs, sex, violence, rum and gangs

    then festival time come same thing preaching to them face over and over. wait till vybz kartel reach smh

    tola radio on social media free west bank and free big drew when the youths look into who them is boom idolize them and their lifestyle of crime

    you have local clothing brands that may be involved in crime and washing their funds thru them business and them targeting the youths

    watch at what the youths them wearing especially the ones in crime
    them always have h/n/f brand, I/Am Brand, G/a/s/ affiliation brands gucci chain/nugget chain. them influencing the youths too. parents look into those brands and what they represent who the CEO is family friends etc

    The young females getting entangled with these criminals and dressing like they’re from a whore house when them out the school. shame on the parents.

    the same females chasing after young boys and older men who represent a certain lifestyle.#crime #gangs #violence #fastlife and they are taken advantage of.

    the young males in the same thing and both males and females hate police for literally no reason just following the crowd

    Songs at parade and festival showing skin, flaunting rum, songs about sex,violence,drugs, youths exposed to all of this and say it is ok and good.

    yall need to discourage this behavior and have it frowned upon

    the youths need to be encouraged to be around better peers and dont follow the troublesome bad crowd. parents need to look into their friend groups and what they post online what they representing.

    More afterschool programs and sports to keep them busy. more hands on classes that teach technical skills.

    pastors visit the school more often. as much as yall hate Christians you can’t deny that their moral practices are still of good use to the youths

    more business men (not tola kind) and decent role models need to go into the school and talk to classes not some dude with big chain and pants below the waist

    and keep an eye on all these car washes nearby these schools or in the area of town.

  9. This is REAL LIFE! says:

    Things only seem worse now because the stupid kids record and post everything online. 20 years ago the same s**t was happening. This is life, let’s not act like ESHS is some ghetto hood. They have the best sports and music programs of all schools in the Territory and many of the top students. We always highlight the worst. There are bad kids everywhere and it gets worse when parents neglect to do their part. I agree with trying to get a handle on this but let’s keep the same energy when the young people do good things in the school and in life, not just the few times things go wrong. Negativity reigns and then we pretend to be Christian and God loving people. Sick!

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  10. resident says:

    let’s be honest this is a lost generation, the students in that school, most of them are too far gone to be turned back now, we need to separate the bad influences from the good ones and hope that will be enough

  11. The Hypocrisy is Blinding says:

    The drug culture in school/on campuses is a directly and parallel reflection of the greater society.

    And, the system focuses only on the Black youth and people of that community, while there are drugs and drugs use are a human phenomenon.

    Indeed, the white person uses and. seels equally as much and even more than the Black people, history and statistics continue to prove that out, yet never a search or arrest is ever made for those peole.

    Meanwhile, law enforcement dress up the problem and project and stigmatize the Black community while the white lives freely without fear using, selling, importing and smuggling.

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    • @whoever the hell you are says:

      Do you see any whites sitting or hanging out under a tree with their pants sagging below their behinds selling drugs or causing problems?

  12. Neither says:

    parents, church nor community can stop,reverse or curtail human desire to engage in substance use activities, whether alcohol, sugar, pharmarceuticals, weed, cocaine crack or other, as huans have sought mind altering substances andactivities from before there was an organized civilization.

    The noise today is one based on moralisms, religion and good ole lackof knowledge.

  13. And says:

    The drug culture was alive and well on high school campus in 1979 when i entered the teaching proofession.

    There was a group of young men who would hang out in the gut, smoke weed, like today, was and is the first drug of choice for boys and young teenagers. They came/went to classes everyday, all sessions mindfully alered.

    Therefore, the articles being pushed today appear a mere exercise in writing and not an effort in building awareness of drug use on campus.

    Truthfully speaking and being an educator for forty years, there have been not any effort or modalities brought on campus to affect social change.

    Why? because neither the church, parents, law enforcement or community actually care.

    The major. problemis the system. The system that talks but comes up with no policies, procedures or legal efforts to affect change.

    Last, nothing man made and or implemented articles to change human behavior will work as humans, by nature are creatures of mind alteratting inertia.

  14. Fluffy says:

    THE SCHOOLS NEED SCHOOL NURSES ON CAMPUS!!! ( AS FOR A STATEMENT FROM EDUCATION PLEASE!!! EDUCATION MINISTRY NEEDS A COMPLETE OVERHAUL!!

  15. @ HELL FOR THEM & says:

    @ HYPOCRISY IS BLINDING , JUDGE WIGGIE , ALL YOU DO WRITE & BLOGG RACISM LYRICS , WHETHER ITS BLACK OR WHITE , THAT HAS NOTHING TO DO WITH WHAT IS HAPPENING AT THE SCHOOL , AND IT DOESN’T MATTER WHERE YHE POLICE COME FROM AS LONG AS THEY UPHOLD THE LAW OF THE LAND , WHY ARE YOU SO EVIL BOI ❓️ , WHAT ARE YOU ON ❓️¿ , GO AND PLAY WITH YOUR WIG , AND KEEP YOUR RADMCIST ASZ OFF THIS CLEAN WEB SITE

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  16. @@ HELL FOR THEM & says:

    Boyyy! you truly are in love with that “wiggie” man. You just have a daily crush on him even when imagining he wrote a comment. WWow, what a love or hate affair.

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  17. Hell for them says:

    Psalm 35 is talking to you who knows who you are you dirty island police came here to buy right hand side car and take bribery it only a matter of time before they start finding your bones in the bush, T T top cop going down, that a example of what cops and doing

  18. @@whoever the hell you are says:

    No, not here in the BVI, they don’t have to.

    However, they do in USA, EU and every other industralized capitalist country. Whoever the hell you think you are, backoff, climb down and know truths before you vent your ignorance on the wrong person on the wrong day. Be very careful WB.

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