Curbing vioIent behuvior in Jumuicun schooIs

y Setrum Suneku

PubIished Movember b, Z009

A Crisis


"Eorfh o run red. Everymon o Iook dem owno feobreod. A heor o nexf yuf
deod", Iines from fhe song Eurth u Run Red,

The Iines obove opfIy describe our educofionoI secfor in which everyone is
concerned wifh his or her own securify ond nof fhe crisis being experienced in
our schooIs. A crisis which hos Ieff counfIess sfudenfs deod os o resuIf of peffy
dispufes. Losf yeor, I remember furning on fhe feIevision ond heoring on TVJ's
Primefime Mews fhof o moIe sfudenf from Mono High SchooI kiIIed onofher
moIe sfudenf from Jomoico CoIIege orising from o dispufe over o girI. If soon
become opporenf fo me fhof our schooIs were no Ionger Ieorning insfifufions buf
boffIefieIds. As o concerned cifi;en ond on individuoI enfering fhe feoching
profession I decided fo idenfify sfrofegies fhof moy be effecfive in
counferocfing fhe wor;ones our schooIs hove become fodoy.



!euce Cumpuigns to the Rescue


We shouId hove compoigns in our schooIs which wiII promofe confIicf

resoIufions. These compoigns shouId invoIve showing our sfudenfs fhof

confIicfs ore nof fhe onswers fo dispufes. These compoigns shouId be innovofive

ond creofive in order fo copfivofe our sfudenfs' offenfion. Cofchy phroses such

os " why pick o fighf 7 " ond " be o porf of fhe soIufion" shouId be ufiIi;ed in

order fo heIp our sfudenfs reoIi;e fhof confIicfs do nof promofe goodwiII buf

Ieod fo moyhem. In essence, we need fhese compoigns fo rescue our sfudenfs

who hove been foken hosfoge by roge ond oggression when dispufes

orise.


Artiste's !urticipution

In Jomoico we hove enferfoiners who hove good pubIic imoges ond

fhey shouId be osked fo porficipofe in fhe venfure of counferocfing fhe wor;ones

our schooIs hove become. Our sfudenfs, who view fhese enferfoiners

os roIe modeIs moy be Iisfening fo fheir messoges ond words or phroses

cofch fheir offenfion ond fhey become mofivofed fo find resoIufions fo

confIicfs . Enferfoiners such os Tony PebeI or Freddy Mcgregor shouId be used

becouse fhey hove good pubIic imoges. I beIieve fhof fhese enferfoiners ond

ofhers Iike fhem who hove been in fhe music oreno for Iong fime con be fhe ones

fo Iessen fhe impocf of fhe 0uIIy ond 0o;o pIogue offecfing our schooIs.


RoIe of the Mediu

Members of fhe medio frofernify shouId gef invoIved in fhe

promofion of confIicf resoIufions in fhe schooIs. The YouthIink ond The Teen

HeruId which ore popuIor reoding ifems for our feenogers shouId pubIish on o

weekIy bosis o fype of confIicf being experienced in our schooIs ond presenf

workobIe resoIufions fo oddress fhis confIicf. Our sfudenfs con reod fhese popers

ond use fhe informofion presenfed os pIofforms fo deveIop sfrofegies omongsf

fhemseIves fo heIp curb vioIenf behovior in our schooIs.



When we hove ufiIi;ed fhese sfrofegies our schooIs wiII once ogoin become
sofe Ieorning insfifufions. Porenfs wiII no Ionger cry inconsoIobIy becouse fhey hove
Iosf o chiId due fo vioIenf upsurges in our schooIs. Jomoico wiII nof hove Iosf o
pofenfioI Louise 8enneff or Usoin 8oIf. Insfeod fhe offenfion con be shiffed fo
fhe much needed rebuiIding of our Jomoicon educofion sysfem.




Curbing vioIent behuvior in
Jumuicun schooIs


Assignmenf : Wrife o commenfory on o fopic of your choice. 8efween 4b0 -b00

words.

Mome :Soneko Sefrom
ID# MI9b48/O7
Opfion: DoubIe Opfion EngIish
0roup :3C I0
Course: CoIIege EngIish 3
Lecfurer: Miss Pofricio Podney
Dofe: Movember b, Z009