The Editor, Sir:

Please allow me to use your medium to urge the powers that be to somehow create legislation that facilitates young people who work in private establishments - so that these places of work will run afoul of the law if they thwart the efforts of especially young people to further their education.

My son works with a prominent (Jamaican-owned) fast food restaurant in Portmore. Their shift system totally disallows all attempts of these young people (whom they mostly employ) to return to school. His supervisor berates all who express the desire to work and go to school.

Isn't it time we move away from these forms of victimisation.With the correlation between education, a high drop-out rate, and crime one would think we would seek to encourage such efforts. If not to create a better society but a smarter work force of which the businesses themselves will benefit. .

I am, etc.,

KNIBBBO

kfentse01@optonline.net

Brooklyn, New York