JTA makes impassioned plea in search for missing teacher Danielle Anglin
Published:Saturday | May 18, 2024 | 12:08 AM
The Jamaica Teachers’ Association (JTA) has again made an impassioned plea for anyone with information which could lead to the safe return of 29-year-old Danielle Anglin to her family, to call the police at 119.
Anglin, a teacher of St Peter Claver Primary and Infant School in St Andrew, was last seen about 5:50 a.m. on Monday, May 13 while on her way to work.
She is of dark complexion, slim build and about 167 centimetres (5 feet 6 inches) tall.
In echoing its appeal for her safe return to family, the JTA said it was concerned about the negative impact of violence on the education sector.
The JTA appealed to all law-abiding citizens to join forces in helping to rid communities and, by extension, the country of the atrocities which continue to be unleashed against children, the elderly, teachers and “generally all Jamaicans whether at home, in the communities or in the society”.
“Violence of any sort in our society continues to have a debilitating impact on all aspects of our educational landscape and this is counterproductive,” the JTA noted in a media statement yesterday.
The JTA said violence was not being contained to specific areas but was now being perpetrated against all Jamaicans, teachers and students alike.
“The association also condemns any violence against educators whose daily task is to mould the lives of our children, giving them a good start in life, thus making them worthwhile and productive citizens of Jamaica and the wider Caribbean and the world.”
The teachers’ group said it anticipates the support of all Jamaicans in the fight against violence but more so at this time in the search for Ms Anglin, “a young and promising educator”.
Denise Anglin, the mother of the missing teacher, told The Gleaner on Thursday that she is hoping her daughter returns home alive.
The mother said she became concerned when her daughter, who usually alerts her when she is about to leave the school, did not call.
Denise started fearing the worst when her daughter did not show up later in the day.
“I couldn’t sleep, I sat up until four o’clock in the morning,” she said.
The following morning she was informed that Danielle, who she described as a dedicated teacher, did not turn up for work. Her husband and Danielle’s father, Michael Anglin, filed a missing person report.