{"id":24654,"date":"2024-12-05T15:16:32","date_gmt":"2024-12-05T15:16:32","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/?p=24654"},"modified":"2024-12-05T15:16:33","modified_gmt":"2024-12-05T15:16:33","slug":"police-investigate-attempted-student-luring-incident-at-marian-academy","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/police-investigate-attempted-student-luring-incident-at-marian-academy\/","title":{"rendered":"Police Investigate Attempted Student Luring Incident at Marian Academy"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"fb-root\"><\/div>\n\n<p><em>By Nakasia Logan | November 7, 2024<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Police are investigating an alarming incident in which a man in a heavily tinted car attempted to lure two students into his vehicle outside Marian Academy in Georgetown. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The event took place at the end of the school day on Friday, November 1, and has raised concerns among parents, guardians, and school officials alike.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The Form Two (Grade 8) students reported that the man offered them candy in an attempt to coax them into his car. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Fortunately, the students did not comply and instead informed their teachers about the suspicious encounter.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Assistant Commissioner Simon McBean, Commander of Division 4A, confirmed that interviews and statements have been taken from all parties involved, and the case is currently under active investigation.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Following the incident, Marian Academy has taken steps to alert parents and students about the potential threat. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The matter gained wider attention when two voice notes began circulating on WhatsApp over the weekend, prompting other schools to reinforce safety protocols for their students.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Christ Church Secondary has issued a reminder about its pick-up policy and advised students not to travel alone, especially when leaving school or going out for meals after school hours.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Parents and guardians are urged to reinforce the following safety tips with their children:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Always say no to strangers<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Stay in safe, populated areas<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Never accept gifts or offers from unfamiliar individuals<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Be aware of who will pick them up from school<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Know emergency contact numbers and stay alert at all times<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>Schools and parents are encouraged to remain vigilant to ensure the safety and well-being of students.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>By Nakasia Logan | November 7, 2024 Police are investigating an alarming incident in which a man in a heavily tinted car attempted to lure two students into his vehicle&hellip;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":4,"featured_media":24625,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[365,350],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-24654","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-human-development","category-news"],"amp_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/24654","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/4"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=24654"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/24654\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":24655,"href":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/24654\/revisions\/24655"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/24625"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=24654"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=24654"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=24654"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}