Grade 8 student rescued after attempted jump from ESHS building
A Grade 8 student at the Elmore Stoutt High School was rescued on Tuesday after an incident that authorities said could have proven fatal.
According to reports, the female student attempted to jump from a building on the school’s campus but was stopped before she could.
The student had allegedly consumed a prohibited mixture before the incident. It is further understood that she had been displaying unusual behaviour, which raised concern among persons on the campus.
The situation escalated when the student attempted to jump, prompting immediate intervention.
Emergency responders were called to the scene, including police officers, fire and rescue personnel, and ambulance services. The student’s parents were also present during the incident.
Authorities have indicated that an investigation is underway.
Efforts to obtain a response from Education Minister Sharie deCastro were unsuccessful at the time of the report.
The incident comes against a backdrop of ongoing concerns about substance abuse among students at the high school. Previous reports have highlighted instances where prohibited items were discovered on or near the campus, prompting warnings from education officials.
The minister has previously acknowledged the issue and indicated that measures were being pursued to address drug use in schools, including increased monitoring and student support initiatives.
Incidents involving student welfare have also drawn wider attention in the territory, with calls for stronger counselling services and early intervention systems within the public education sector.
Tuesday’s incident adds to those concerns, as it unfolded within the territory’s main secondary school, which serves a large portion of the student population on Tortola.
No further official details were provided about the student’s condition following the rescue, and authorities have not released additional information pending the outcome of investigations.
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eshs is a mess, send your kids there at your own risk
STHU AND TALK WHAT YOU KNOW. SHOW SOME EMPATHY FOR THE SITUATION AND LEAVE THE REST.
I know DeCastro is the minister, but what is she to do in this situation? The school doesn’t sell or distribute these things. The children bring them to school, that’s on their parents
Who ultimately is responsible for the safety of the children while they are at school? The parents? Or maybe the grand parents?
Lack of some sort of enforcement is allowing “illegal substances” into the school. Who is responsible for this?
Lay blame where it should be laid. People only want praise, accolades, photo-ops and no criticism.
“guts come with the glory”
If they are found they are confiscated and the student is delt accordingly, this is basic knowledge. Same way police can only be alerted after gun shoots not while the shooting is ongoing. I remember going to school and parents where mad the gate search took too long. How about parents stop being friends with their children and actually be parents
The parent cannot parent on the school campus. I have no problem agreeing on the parents responsibility, but they cannot know what happens after the child is dropped off at school. At that point they become the schools responsibility to an extent.
You think all kids bring their “secrets” home? They probably have stash areas they easily and unnoticeable access within the school compound.
I’ll ask again, who ultimately stopped the searching before entering the school campus? This is where hard decisions and stances are taken. Instead of trying to please an electorate for votes.
All height should be barricades that is over 10ft, I never forget that a young girl name Indira in scatliffe alley in the 1980’S and she survived thankfully, in the USA and other places where there is sky scraper their is no access to window or access expose from that height, the school should be barricaded with burglar bars and fire escape built into them, minister of education present and also in past government like Myron walwyn and sherry decastro need push for these children safety.
Lawd, how I gone afford private school?
Off shoots of the overload of narco countied imported umanity is a fungus in each and every aspect of these BVI,
Can’t be , know it can be no worse than drugs guns in the sacred halls of our schools.
Credit to the hero that talked her out of jumping.
when those entitled youths rode their * (SCOOTERS * on the school grounds not too long ago , I hollered out that those are the signs of things to come , and this is just one of them / there’s more to come ■ how the ths drugs coming in the / who’S involved / and how it’s being distributed etc that’s where the problem is / we know for sure that it has already reached the target and ITS THE ( SCHOOL CHILDREN ) the predator’s have spread their wings in the land – all because we got introduced to the cartels for a few dollars ( and some sti worship him / if it isn’t stopped ASAP , we may have a next generation of “CRACKHEADS” running this territory / (don’t say i didn’t say it ) those who has something to gain, won’t want the people to read that / hopefully those who can do something about this ,won’t wait for a suicide or a mass shootings on the school grounds , before ya’al do something POSITIVE about IT – pleas take this more seriously – INNOCENT LIVES MAY BE SAVED •
Yes I heard the Security by the name of James rescue her. We need to thank James and reward him for his effort. Because if it wasn’t for him we would’ve had a dead student at the school, James anyway you are now, congratulation to you. We really appreciate what you did. May God bless you. I think you deserve a good salary from your boss Mr. Lesmore smith. And also the government needs to reward you.keep up the great job you’re doing. We also heard James stop many fights at the school from escalate. Thank you Mr.James. I need to see you in person so I can congratulate in person.
TAKE A SNIFFER DOG ON THE CAMPUS PERIODICALLY