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Jamaican schoolboys seem more interested in cell phone texting than their lessons as they sit in the rear of a classroom in the Mountain View area of Kingston, Jamaica December 10, 2008. As violence has spiraled out of control in Jamaica over the past several years, it has also increasingly reported in schools across the country.

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Copyright: Scott Nelson 2007-8
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Contained in galleries: Jamaican Violence Project

Jamaican schoolboys seem more interested in cell phone texting than their lessons as they sit in the rear of a classroom in the Mountain View area of Kingston, Jamaica December 10, 2008. As violence has spiraled out of control in Jamaica over the past several years, it has also increasingly reported in schools across the country.