Students from five schools, Kingston College, Calabar High, Merl Grove High, Tarrant High School and St Andrew Technical High School (STATHS) marched today during the Champs Peace Walk that ended at Calabar High School on Red Hill Road.

With the ISSA Boys & Girls’ Championships “Champs”, set to run off on Tuesday, March 25, Jamaica Constabulary Force (JCF) and Students for Transformation (SFT), promote peace and unity among schools participating in the track and field event.

The Champs event is highly competitive, and rivalries between schools have sometimes led to fights and other violent incidents.

Over the years, the violence amongst students from rival schools has subsided thanks to the campaign, which encourages students to handle conflicts peacefully and promotes positive interactions between students from different schools.

These campaigns include peace messages broadcast on airwaves and social media along with music videos, pep talk sessions with athletes and visits to schools in a student exchange during devotions.

The “Peace for Champs” initiative aims to address this issue by promoting positive interactions and conflict resolution among students.

The initiative has been credited with fostering camaraderie among schools and reducing incidents of violence.