The Bamvim Presby Primary School Block in the Tamale Metropolis in the northern region has become a death trap for pupils using the facility.
Management of the school has expressed worry about the situation and its impact on teaching and learning as well as the performance of the students.
THE CUSTODIAN can report that a section of the primary school wall has completely fallen and the roofing in disarray, exposing the pupils to the harsh weather conditions.
The lives of the pupils are also in high risk as they could be entrapped with a slight pressure on the structure.
This paper has also learnt that the classroom block was affected by heavy rains which destroyed the structure.
The Bamvim Presby Primary school was established in 1960 with a population of 715 pupils.
A teacher who spoke to the media on the condition of anonymity said the situation has greatly affected teaching and learning in the school.
According to the teacher, school authorities are always compelled to allow the pupils to go home when it starts to rain.
“Because we teach them under the tree when it starts to rain, we allow them to go home because they cannot sit in the rain so that’s the extent to which the situation is affecting us”, he bemoaned.
The teacher however revealed to journalists that the issue has been reported to the Tamale Metropolitan Assembly but no action has been taken for now.
He appealed to the city authorities, the Tamale South Member of Parliament, Mr. Haruna Iddrisu who doubles as the Minority leader, and philanthropists, and individuals to come to their aid and provide them with classrooms and furniture to enhance teaching and learning in the school.
At the time THE CUSTODIAN visited the school environment last week, some of the children were seen learning under tree.
Meanwhile, the Metro Director of Education of the Tamale Metropolis, Amatus D Tug-uu, in a media interview, said the classroom is a danger to the pupils’ the reason why they have been compelled to allow the pupils to study under the tree.
SDG 4
The Sustainable Development Goal 4 enjoins member states of the United Nations to provide quality education for all by 2030.
All school-age children in Ghana through all-inclusive policy on education shall be entitled to 11 years of quality basic education (2 years Kindergarten, 6 years Primary and 3 years Junior High School).
It stated that the government shall make early childhood education free, compulsory and accessible for all children including those with special educational needs.
