Parents protest poor state of Ann's Grove Primary

Parents protest poor state of Ann’s Grove Primary

Oct 12, 2010 News

Irate parents of children attending the Ann’s Grove Primary School protested the poor state of the school, yesterday.
Teachers also agreed that the school needs major upgrades, and if possible, even a new school building altogether.
According to a plaque on the school building, it was commissioned in 1919. Nine decades later, parents are saying that the school is no longer fit for the children.
Among the problems they cited was the fact that many of the exit doors to the schools have had to be locked down. The stairway at the back of the school was in such a bad state that it was taken down. Both the back doors of the upper and lower floors have been locked down.
Also, the teachers have to be constantly monitoring the children whenever they use the two stairways at the front of the school as both rails are in a bad shape and could collapse at any time.
Vernon Pompey, who has children attending the school, pointed to the fact that there are many missing windows, which just fell off due to lack of repairs.
Tronza Pellew, a teacher born and raised in Ann’s Grove, said that whenever it rains, the children would have to shift places.
She said this is a major problem because the school is overcrowded and there is hardly space for the students to change position. She said the school could comfortably house a maximum of 300 students, but it currently has over 500 on roll.
In some of the classrooms, benches have no back rests, while some of the classrooms have makeshift desks for the children.
Teacher Pellew also pointed to holes on the floor. She said teachers have to be careful that they do not slip into the holes.
Pompey said that at one time, one of the chairs on which a student sits slipped into one of the holes, injuring the student.
Another teacher, Tessa Nedd, also supported arguments that the Science laboratory at the school is devoid of equipment and also has holes in the flooring.
Nova Alleyne, who has a child attending the school, pointed to many exposed electrical wires in the school.
The teacher, Tessa Nedd, showed Kaieteur News an exposed electrical switch just next to where students sit.
Parents who are part of the Parent Teacher’s Association (PTA) said that they had engaged in fund-raising activities to improve the school’s yard but the money is being used to build a computer laboratory.
Parents also claim that the school was built on land owned by the Methodist Church. The church reportedly wants the land back. However, the parents say the government is not even attempting to address the situation.
Parents said they have repeatedly complained about the problems at the school and officials of the government would visit, but nothing is ever done.

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