The Headmaster of Adjoum M/A Basic School has made an emotional appeal to the government and non-governmental organisations to intervene in what he describes as a “crisis ” affecting both pupils and teachers.
The school, located in a deprived part of Aowin in the Western North region, is plagued with lack of furniture, a deteriorating classroom, and no ICT lab, among other critical needs.
“We don’t have enough dual desks. Learners are forced to sit and write on cement blocks, and some even get injured when the blocks fall,” the Headmaster told TV3 during a visit to the school.
The classrooms are poorly constructed, and whenever it rains, teaching is suspended, and pupils are sent home. This, the headmaster says, is seriously affecting academic performance.
One major concern raised was the lack of a changing room for girls. “It’s very sad that when the girls begin their monthly period, they have to go home because there’s nowhere for them to change,” he added.
The school also lacks an ICT lab, a key component of the current curriculum. Pupils in lower classes are often seen squatting, lying on the bare floor, or standing during lessons.
The headmaster is calling on the government, benevolent individuals, and NGOs to come to their aid by constructing proper classroom blocks, providing desks, building a girls’ changing room, and establishing and ICT centre.
He concluded that “these children are in crisis. We are pleading for urgent support. Education is supposed to be a right, not a punishment.”
By Mathew Ahiaveh|Western North Region
