More counsellors not the answer

Recently, I heard the minister of education saying that a programme would be implemented to house students who display violent behaviour. I beg to differ on that decision.

I think the role and function of the counsellors need to be revisited. Some are overburdened with the large number of students and the various school activities and, as a result, there is not much time for counselling and implementation of behaviour-change programmes.

One solution to the problem could be to have a counsellor and a family life teacher in each school. The counsellor would be responsible for intervention and behaviour management of the delinquent students, and the family life education teacher would be responsible for the preventive and supportive areas.

This, I believe, would be a better strategy than creating a special institution. It would cost less and produce better results.

- Sharon Blake

shalake2002@yahoo.com

Port Maria

St Mary

Absolutely foolish!

Jacqui Boyd's letter of March 23 makes no sense. First of all, it was Dabdoub who pushed for the whole court thing. Second, how can a cost to the private sector be compared, in this context, to a cost to the taxpayer?

Either Ms Boyd is foolish or she does not understand that the private sector makes its own decisions, based on merit. Each member of the private sector is free to do whatever he or she pleases with his or her money and the same applies to companies.

Furthermore, how are you sure that Vaz disregarded the Constitution? Do you know whether he was even aware of his lack of qualification? Vaz and his legal team had their own interpretations of what was reasonable.

Also, by-elections are a part of the democratic process. You should be celebrating the fact that this by-election was called because we are a nation governed by the rule of law.

- Damion Heslop

damionheslop@yahoo.com