Parents plan protest once more at Ann's Grove Primary

Parents plan protest once more at Ann’s Grove Primary

Oct 14, 2010 News

Parents who protested the poor state of Ann’s Grove Primary School on Monday, say that they will be protesting again tomorrow if there is no proper word or results from the relevant authorities on the condition of the school.
Parents who opted for anonymity said that the disrespect by the Ministry of Education and the Regional authority has gone too far, and they are not willing to accept excuses.
According to a source within the Ministry of Education, the issue with the Ann’s Grove Primary School is one that is supposed to be dealt with by the Ministry of Local Government and the Regional authority.
Further, the Ministry is contending that the matter of the poor state of the school was never reported to the Ministry of Education.
Repairs to schools and furniture are budgeted under the Ministry of Local Government, “generally when something happens in a school everyone would call on the Ministry of Education, but in this case that has to be done at the regional level. This school reflects the negligence of the officers at the regional democratic council.”
When some of the parents were asked if there was any formal complaint to the Ministry of Education, they disclosed that they were not aware of any complaint.
The Minister of Local Government, the Regional Executive Officer, and the engineer were unavailable. The Permanent Secretary in the Ministry of Local Government was said to be in a meeting.
Monday irate parents protested the poor state of the school. Teachers also agreed that the school needs major upgrades, and if possible, even a new school building altogether.
Among the problems 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.
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. Some 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.
Parents said that 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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