T HE decision of some schools to lock out students for haircuts and uniforms which are deemed inappropriate has received mixed responses from children who participated in a Jamaica Observer/Ri.
CURIOSITY forced 12-year-old Nashawna Smiekle to run towards areas under heavy gun attack, instead of scurrying for safety, when she was much younger. For 16-year-old Darian Tomlinson, shooting .
Their dreams are the same as children all across Jamaica, but the reality is different, growing up in an inner-city community where deadly violence has been a big part of their formative years.
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The minute they hear explosions which they suspect to be gunfire while studying, they hurriedly shove their books, pencils, and pens to the floor and take cover under their beds.
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