Addressed in accordance with established procedures, this is the approach taken by the Gender and Child Affairs Division after being alerted to posts on social media pertaining to St. Jude’s School for Girls.
Minister with responsibility for Gender and Child Affairs and the National Aids Coordinating Committee, Ayanna Webster-Roy, says due to the established rigorous supervisory oversight, efforts to compromise the programme of activities and the overall care and protection of girls were detected early.
In a media release Minister Webster Roy said the situation was decisively dealt with by the management of the St. Jude’s Home for Girls.
All the related matters were reported to the relevant authorities, the Trinidad and Tobago Police Service and the Children’s Authority of Trinidad and Tobago, and are currently under investigation.
The public is reminded to exercise extreme sensitivity when depicting cases of abuse, more so those that contain imagery and audio.
It has a detrimental effect on the psychological well-being of children.
The Public is also strongly advised they have a legal and moral obligation to report all cases/suspected cases of child abuse, in any form, to the Trinidad and Tobago Police Service (999) and the Children’s Authority of Trinidad and Tobago (996).
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