STUDENTS COMPETE WITH CATTLE AT HUHUNYA BASIC SCHOOL

Story by Michael Kofi Kenetey



The Huhunya Presbyterian Basic School in the Yilo Krobo Municipality of the Eastern Region has threatened to close down part of the school classroom due to its dilapidated nature to prevent any future disaster. 

This has become necessary because the   lower primary block and some part of the upper primary has become a death trap for the pupils. The School Management Committee (SMC) Chairman, Isaac Kodi gave the hint   in an exclusive interview at Huhunya.

The Huhunya Presbyterian Basic School which was established for over 100 years now has not experienced any renovation. The facility which is the only basic school in the area serves about 20 communities such as Akusum, Salom, Aboabonya, Bosotwe, Perchiri and Agortsom among others with a student population of almost 400. 

The walls of the buildings have developed cracks with the ceiling being torn apart and as a result of that has become very weak. The floors of the classrooms have also developed potholes while others have not been cemented. The building has become very weak which poses a threat to the lives of these innocent children. 

The structure which was erected through the combined efforts of the town folks after they realized that the building that shelter the children at that time was totally a death trap which could bring about a disaster at any point in time. The School Management Committee (SMC) Chairman, Isaac Kodi appealed to stakeholders to come to their aid.

 The Assemblyman of the area Joseph Tetteh and the Dademantse Isaac Kwame Tetteh who spoke to GBC NEWS lamented about the situation adding that sometimes cattle invade the school when class is in session but efforts to reach the owners to put a stop to that proved futile. 

According to them they have reported the plight of the students as a result of the dilapidated nature of the school to appropriate authorities such as the Municipal Assembly  and the Municipal Education Directorate but their efforts yielded no positive result. 

They are therefore appealing to the government, NGOs, philanthropists, individuals and other benevolent organisations to come to their aid. 

Some of the students also shared their challenges and their plight adding that they sometimes they have to close when class is session and there is rainfall. They noted the presence of cattle during class session makes lose concentration when learning. 

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