EDUCATION Minister Shaik Baksh, said his Ministry is awaiting a report from the police before making significant interventions in the matter at the East Coast Secondary School concerning the discovery of a an unlicensed .22 ‘Colt’ automatic pistol.
“It is a criminal matter now so we will wait for the police to complete their work,” he said.
The weapon was found in the schoolbag of a male student.
The gun was found during school hours last Friday and was handed over to the Police.