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Jimli A.M.E Zion Primary appeals for support as school battles furniture problem

Jimli AME Primary School in the Mion District in the Northern Region has been facing numerous challenges including inadequate classrooms, roofing sheets, untarred floors, and furniture problems amongst others.

Date Created : 2/5/2021 12:00:00 AM : Story Author : Rosemary O. Yeboah/Ghanadistricts.com

Mr. Amadu Haruna, the headteacher of the school, explained that the inadequate classrooms have forced them to combine pupils in KG(1) and (2).

He added that portions of the school block have also been ripped off by the strong wind, making it difficult for classes to go on during the rainy season.

“If you are in a classroom and it's about to rain, you have to stop teaching and move the children to a corner where they will be safe because the water will enter into the class”

The head teacher also mentioned lack of furniture as a problem the school faces, and as a result, the pupils sit on the bare floor to study. This according to him exposes the children to some form of respiratory diseases.

He similarly lamented on the lack of locks for the classrooms which the residents in the community often take advantage of, by jumping over the walls into the classroom to engage in all manner of acts.

Mr. Haruna however, revealed that the school has drawn the Ghana Education Service attention to the problems through the annual reports they submit to GES but they have not heard any response from them.

He again added that they have also been in touch with the assemblyman of the area who has assured them that their concerns will be forwarded to the District Assembly but they have not seen any response from them.

“I am appealing to authorities, NGOs, and philanthropists to come to our aid. Looking at the condition of which the children are studying is unpleasant and it's affecting teaching and learning in the school."