Concerns over safety and security at San Juan North Secondary School have intensified following a reported armed robbery involving a teacher on Thursday, September 10. According to reports, the teacher was conducting a lesson inside a classroom when an armed individual entered and reportedly robbed the teacher at gunpoint while students were present. The reported incident has raised serious concerns among members of the school community about the security arrangements in place to protect teachers and students during school hours. Attention is now being placed on access to the school compound and whether additional measures are needed to prevent unauthorised persons from reaching classrooms and other areas occupied by students and staff. The incident has also prompted calls for a stronger security presence at the school and increased police patrols in the surrounding area, particularly during periods when students and teachers are arriving at or leaving the compound. Members of the school community are also calling for existing security arrangements to be reviewed, including how access to the compound is monitored and whether additional security personnel are required. The reported robbery comes amid wider concerns about safety at schools across Trinidad and Tobago and the measures needed to ensure teachers and students can operate in a secure environment. Further details surrounding the circumstances of the robbery and any investigation into the incident were not immediately available.
