POLICE were forced to step in to quell tempers at the Dunoon Technical High School in Kingston this morning, after school administrators locked out dozens of students following a series of violent incidents at the institution last week.

The Observer understands that there was a gang clash at the school last Tuesday where knives were drawn and on Wednesday a student and a security guard got into an altercation where both the student and the guard were injured. One student told the Observer that the guard was hit with the metal detector used to scan students entering the compound.

According to one male student outside the school gate, students who were incorrectly dressed or who were without IDs or those deemed to be troublemakers were the ones denied entry.

Police officers on the scene said they were just there to ensure calm.

A man who identified himself as a member of the school administrative staff declined to comment on the issue.