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The body of Shevon Johnson (age 16) is laid to rest by school mates and family members at the Dovecott cemetery in Spanish Town December 14, 2008. Johnson was stabbed to death by a classmate after a disagreement over a cell phone at the Dunoon Technical High School in Kingston, Jamaica November 17, 2008. Violence in Jamaican schools has increased along with the overall rates of violence in murder in Jamaica.

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

The body of Shevon Johnson (age 16) is laid to rest by school mates and family members at the Dovecott cemetery in Spanish Town December 14, 2008. Johnson was stabbed to death by a classmate after a disagreement over a cell phone at the Dunoon Technical High School in Kingston, Jamaica November 17, 2008. Violence in Jamaican schools has increased along with the overall rates of violence in murder in Jamaica.