A 17-year-old student of Wolmer’s Boys School in Jamaica is being questioned in relation to alleged threats of violence and murder he sent to a teacher in a voice note.

This was disclosed by the Ministry of Education, Youth and Information, which said it is assisting the police in conducting a psychological assessment of the student.

The ministry said detectives from the Counter Terrorism and Organised Crime (CTOC) led by Assistant Commissioner of Police (ACP) Fitz Bailey questioned the student along with his parents in the wake of a threatening voice note he reportedly sent to a teacher. Other students are being questioned in this regard.

According to the Jamaica Observer, it is reported that the student has indicated he attempted suicide twice before and also one relative interviewed said he was found reading a book that has the numbers 666 on the cover and so it was destroyed.

As a result of the preliminary discussions held among ministry officials and school administrators, a follow-up meeting has been scheduled for tomorrow.

The meeting will reportedly include the chairman of the school board.

Among the matters to be addressed are the general safety and security of the school, risks, threats and areas that may need strengthening, the ministry said.

Meanwhile, Education Minister Ruel Reid has described the voice note as a “worrying situation,” especially with the proliferation of social media and “knowing how these acts play out.”

Reid, when contacted by the OBSERVER ONLINE, said that it shows that our children can be under stress and how they may respond.

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