A collective of distraught parents of students at Princess Margaret Secondary (PMS) has penned an open plea to Antigua Newsroom, sounding the alarm over unaddressed, severe allegations of sustained verbal harassment targeting exam-preparatory learners by a specific member of the school’s teaching staff. According to firsthand accounts shared by affected students, the educator has repeatedly unleashed degrading, expletive-laden verbal attacks, including labelling female pupils “low-class bitches,” openly stating a personal hatred for teenage girls, self-identifying as “the biggest bitch” in the classroom, and threatening to “fix them accordingly” with punitive, unregulated measures. The parent group emphasizes that these explosive, credibility-heavy accusations warrant a full, transparent probe that guarantees students the space to share their experiences without risk of targeted retaliation or disciplinary repercussions. The parents note that they enrolled their children in the public education system with the fundamental expectation that learners would receive instruction, mentorship, and consistent dignified treatment, arguing that no standard classroom correction or disciplinary measure justifies public humiliation, verbal harassment, or creating a classroom environment where pupils fear the very educator tasked with supporting their academic progress. To their profound frustration, the group states that their formal concerns submitted to both the school principal and the national Ministry of Education have yielded no adequate, actionable resolution, allowing the troubling situation to drag on for far longer than is acceptable. The parents are now calling for four immediate, non-negotiable actions: an urgent, impartial third-party investigation into the alleged abusive conduct and unplanned missed instructional hours, a structured remediation plan to fill critical gaps in Integrated Science lessons before the cohort sits their high-stakes exams, formal confidential channels for students to share their testimonies safely, and binding safeguards to shield learners from any form of retaliation during the review process. They are formally requesting Antigua Newsroom to escalate these queries directly to school leadership and Ministry of Education officials, while taking all necessary steps to protect the anonymity of minor students who have reported harm. The group stresses that the affected young people should be able to focus their full attention on preparing for their upcoming assessments, rather than dreading daily entry into their classroom or fearing that speaking up about mistreatment will lead to even worse outcomes. They are demanding that relevant authorities treat this case with the urgency it deserves, to safeguard both the mental and emotional wellbeing of the students and the integrity of their remaining exam preparation time.
LETTER: Parents call for urgent probe into alleged verbal abuse and missed lessons by teacher
