By Amos Libe
It is sad to see one of the most iconic and once academically excelled secondary schools in Hela Province now being in a deteriorated state.
From reports from both staff and students, the academic standards and infrastructure at the school has deteriorated to a point were classes had to be cancelled for the past 2 weeks.
There has not been any food rations available in the school for both the day and boarding students. The morale of the remaining staff have been at an all time low due to the unorthodox and ad hoc running of the school.
There have been allegations of gross misuse and abuse of school subsidies and funds which has led to the running down and closing of the school. There is no continuity and consistency. There are various issues that are not being properly being managed by the school administration and the incompetent and compromised board of Governors that have contributed to this situation.
I make this call to the Hela Provincial Administration and Komo Margarima District Administration as well as the Provincial Education board to get a team to investigate why and how the school has been running in this manner. Create a dialogue to find ways to resolve the many issues affecting the school and possible solutions to ensure both staff and especially students are kept in class.
It is very disheartening to see students, especially grades 10 and 12 students, being sent back home because either there are no teachers to teach them or due to other administrative issues which are no fault of the students. These students are the future of our province and country. We have to start here.
With grade 10 and 12 exams only weeks away, this is an urgent appeal on behalf of the staff, students, parents and the community to ensure administrative issues at the school are resolved and we have successful graduates at the end of the year. A repeat of the failures of last year and yester years must not occure!
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