Some stakeholders at Reunion Primary School in Choiseul are calling for prompt action against the principal. Parents have expressed concern regarding the principal’s treatment of students, alleging instances of physical, verbal and emotional abuse.
One parent, Melonie King, alleges that the principal struck her child in front of an assembly of students, according to a handwritten letter to the District Education Officer obtained by St Lucia Times. King, who has five children, four of whom attend Reunion, said her son reported the principal struck him in February of this year.
King’s husband reportedly confronted the principal, who, according to King, “admitted that she was wrong”. However, King asserts that no consequences followed, despite her efforts to contact authorities. She further accuses the principal of misusing food resources that she donated to the school.
When contacted, principal Sheran Pierre categorically denied the allegations, stating: “These things never happened. The parent is upset for particular reasons and has decided to tarnish my name.”
King referenced another incident involving parent Mark Melius, who interacted with a student on April 21 after the child allegedly struck his daughter. Melius, a medical doctor, corroborated these claims to St Lucia Times.
Melius alleges that the principal attempted to damage his reputation in front of others. In a letter dated May 20, 2026, to Chief Education Officer Beverly Dieudonne, Melius wrote that the principal claimed he “was using foul language to the child” who allegedly struck his daughter. He asserts that these claims are part of a “false narrative”.
Pierre, however, informed St Lucia Times that the Melius matter was addressed before the Chief Education Officer. She clarified that the allegations of obscenities were not made by her, but were instead raised by the child involved in the incident.
Melius reports that a meeting took place involving himself, the Chief Education Officer, Pierre and another party. However, he contends that the meeting did not address “the real issues” concerning the alleged attack on his character by the principal, nor did the principal demonstrate concern for his daughter’s well-being. He states that he was advised to transfer his children to another school as a solution.
Additionally, St Lucia Times has obtained an unsigned letter dated May 10, 2026, from “the Concerned Staff, Parents & Legal Guardians of the Students of the Reunion Primary School”, as well as a letter from a staff member who also reported misuse of food-based resources.
These letters suggest widespread discontent.
