Curaçao Prime Minister Gilmar Pisas has personally apologized to students of a secondary school where a police check on weapons and drugs has gotten out of hand. Some students of the Marnix College Cas Cora in Willemstad they had to undress completely and squat naked.
Drug checks are more often held in schools in Curaçao, but on Tuesday it went completely wrong, says school administrator Maghalie van der Bunt. NOS Stories.
Nude squats
“The police came for a check at our request, but many more officers came than we expected,” said Van der Bunt. She explains that there have been no weapons and drug controls for almost two years because of corona. The board had decided to do it again for safety reasons.
“A number of students were taken out of the classroom and at least six of them had to be naked in a room squat of the agents. We’re really baffled about that, that’s a black page for us. We expect you to be safe with the police.”
The school was closed yesterday and today and has called in the Victim Support Foundation for students and teachers who need it. The Public Prosecution Service in Curaçao is investigating the case.
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