Parents and guardians of Piree in the Nadowli-Kaleo District have expressed worries about the dilapidated nature of their school infrastructure and the lack of furniture in the school.
According to them, all the windows and doors have been chopped off by termites making the classrooms not conducive for teaching and learning.
Speaking in an interview with Info Radio at the community, Mr Moses Yelsaaba, a parent and resident, said the chopped-off windows have been nailed to prevent illegal entry into the rooms when school is closed.
He, however, said that the nailing of the windows does not allow ventilation in the classrooms which he observed could pose a health risk to the children and teachers.
“The windows are closed, and now they said a gathering of two or more should be spaced and ventilated but with the classrooms, the children are exposed to diseases,” Mr Yelsaaba said.
Mr Yelsaaba also noted that the school lacks the needed classroom furniture, especially pupils’ desks which makes teaching and learning difficult as children have to lie on their stomachs to learn.
He said members of the community have been contributing monies to carry out maintenance works on the school which is fast deteriorating.
He appealed to the government and benevolent entities to come to aid to put the school I good shape.
Madam Belinda Kuuri, another resident of the community, said the school’s borehole has also broken down and has undergone numerous repairs and is now said to be irreparable.
She said the school presently lacks a source of potable as a result, and schoolchildren have to move around houses to drink water even during class hours.
She also appealed to the government and benevolent organizations to come to their aid with borehole at the school.
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