LETTER: My experience with school boys in St. John’s yesterday

I know the situation in Antigua with schoolchildren was bad, but I didn’t realize it had gotten to this point. My sister flew in from America yesterday, and today she and I were walking down Redcliffe Street.

From the moment we stepped onto that street, behind us were five schoolboys—three from PM school and two from Clarehall.

They started to taunt my sister, calling her fat and other insults, which we didn’t respond to because it’s typical of some Antiguan people. They continued this behavior from State Insurance all the way to Twist Mall.

We stood aside to let them pass, but they just stood there and continued.

After my sister ignored them, one of the boys from PM school came up and tapped her on the shoulder about five times, asking her why she was so fat.

My sister brushed away his hand and told him not to touch her. After she did that, he became increasingly angry, and then we heard a man approaching, screaming that he had a knife. When I looked back, the young man had pulled out a large knife from his school bag. The man had to run and take it from him.

My sister and I were so shocked. What would have happened to her if that man hadn’t seen the knife? What are the parents of these children doing?

I can guarantee the apple doesn’t fall far from the tree; children are usually a product of their environment. I’m just so grateful that man was there today, or we might have ended up on news tonight. Parents need to do better in raising their children.

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