Education Minister, Andrew Holness, said the government intended to enforce the law against delinquent parents who, he said, needed to be more accountable for the way in which they parented their children.

"The land has laws against delinquent parenting and where we identify breaches, we intend to enforce the law," Holness said addressing the St. Catherine High School's 8th annual Boys' Day held recently at Camp Verly in the parish.

Holness said poor parenting was causing a serious burden on schools and placed a severe strain on resources.

"We intend to hold fathers, in particular, accountable for the behaviour of their boys. The absence of the father in the household is probably the greatest contributing factor to the delinquency of our boys," he stated.