Chad Bryan, Staff Reporter

The cops are now investigating a lab technician attached to a school in St Catherine who was allegedly caught having oral sex with a second-form student in the school bathroom.

According to a source, the lab technician and the female student were in the bathroom involved in the sex act when they were reportedly seen by other students.

The incident reportedly transpired on Monday, sometime in the afternoon, following the student's examination session.

When THE STAR contacted the Centre for the Investigation of Sexual Offences and Child Abuse, it was confirmed that a teacher at the institution was being investigated.

"Yes, we are investigating a male teacher. I am aware of the incident," said a senior policewoman.

A teacher at the institution also confirmed hearing about an incident but said that she could not speak definitively to it.

"I heard the rumour, but I am not on campus so I didn't get the full details. I heard it was an incident with a student and a teacher," she said.

Interestingly, she pointed out that a meeting was also called yesterday at the school. When asked whether it was in relation to the incident, she responded, "I guess. They said we had a meeting. I am not sure if it was a general staff meeting or an emergency meeting."

When the school was contacted twice about the incident, the principal was said to be out of office.

Meanwhile, a representative of the Ministry of Education said they were awaiting a report regarding the incident from the ministry's regional office. He said that they strongly disapprove of such misconduct.