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Teachers at Friendship Secondary protest state of school

May 21, 2009 News

Some teachers at the Friendship Secondary School, East Bank Demerara, are protesting the terrible condition of the school, and are urging their head teacher, and deputy head teacher to make representation at the level of the Ministry of Education so that interventions can be made to rectify the situation.
Teachers told this newspaper that currently they are not even housed in a suitable staff room, as there are only two tables, and a few chairs, which are expected to accommodate some 30 teachers at the learning institution.
It was noted that due to the awful state of the staff room, most teachers would resort to staying in their classroom and have lunch, since the teachers have to crowd on two tables to eat, something which they said is not comfortable.
According to one teacher, who prefers to remain anonymous, the school does not have adequate furniture to accommodate the children; students sit three in a bench instead of two.
Kaieteur News understands that in most cases, students would have to take turns sitting in their classes, due to the shortage of furniture.
This, the teacher noted, is very uncomfortable for the children, as it takes away a lot of learning time from the students.
She also noted that the school is in such a deplorable state that there is hardly a continuous flow of water at the institution. Teachers are also made to purchase their own drinking water, as none is made available at the school.
Notwithstanding this, it was also explained that most of the teachers feel as if they are being victimised by a senior staffer, whom this newspaper learnt is the Guyana Teachers’ Union (GTU) representative in the school.
The teachers are hoping that some representation would be made on their behalf so that something can be done to the school in order to relief them of their distress.

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