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Inadequate furniture discourages pupils from attending school - Assembly Member

The Assembly Member for Dorimon Electoral Area in the Wa West District, Mr. Christopher Braimah, has expressed worry over the inadequate furniture at the Dorimon Basic School.

Date Created : 11/16/2020 12:00:00 AM : Story Author : Ghanadistricts.com/Rosemary O. Yeboah

In an interview with Ghanadistricts.com, Mr. Braimah, describing the situation as worrisome noted that the Dorimon Basic school child has to lie down on the floor before they could write.

The situation, he said, affected quality teaching and learning as well as school attendance by the children as it discourages them from attending school.

“If you look at the Dorimon School there are no chairs, the children sit on the floor. When the children sit on the floor, they always feel they have gone to the school to play, so they don’t take their studies very seriously. So we are appealing to anyone who can help us, we will be happy”,.

Mr. Christopher Braimah noted that schoolchildren were always competing for the few desks in the classrooms.

“You will enter a classroom and see only five dual desks, but some of the classes have about 60 pupils and you see them every morning rushing for those five desks in the classroom”, Mr. Braimah indicated.

The Assembly Member, however, said the Wa West District Assembly, as part of its plans to revamp the educational system in the district, would procure furniture for all schools in the district including those at Dorimon.

He was, however, uncertain when that furniture would be made available to the schools.

The school authorities, therefore, urged the District Assembly to fast-track the process of procuring and distributing the furniture before schools resume in January 2021.