Parents Raise Alarming Concerns at Orange Walk Primary School

Tensions are rising at Louisiana Government School in Orange Walk, where several parents are accusing a teacher of mistreating their children. The allegations include claims of emotional trauma, physical harm, and neglect. Despite bringing their concerns to both school officials and the Ministry of Education, parents say they’ve seen little to no action. One parent even reported receiving a death threat after speaking out. In response, the Ministry of Education issued a statement on Thursday, saying that one of the reported incidents was determined to be an accident. That conclusion was backed by a separate investigation conducted by the Belize Police Department. Today, the parent of the child accused of causing the injury spoke with News Five, confirming it was indeed accidental. She said the teacher involved had reached out to explain the situation and added that the injured child had previously been threatened by her son’s older brother. News Five’s Benita Keme-Palacio has more on this developing story.

 

Anisa Mckoy, Parent

“The teacher of my daughter. She sent me a voice clip stating that my daughter would be coming home in this kind of state because she was threatened at the school, and I went to the school. I wanted to clear the threatening piece because a threat is a threat at the end of the day, no matter who it comes from. So, I went to the school, and I was made sure, they made sure that this wouldn’t prolong. The father gave me his word in the office that nothing else would come of it, and he already spoke to his son, and my thing was when I was asked if I wanted to see the boy, the older boy, because the one that did the threatening is not the one that was injured; it is the older brother that did the threatening.They have two students in that classroom that saw what happened, and they were in the office, and they told the truth on what they saw. So yes, they did do their job and investigate from so many angles.”

 

While the Ministry maintains that the case has been closed based on its findings, affected parents say they still want full accountability