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Pupils of Refilwe Secondary School in Klopper refused to go to their old school
At least 300 pupils from Refilwe Secondary School in Klopper, outside Mouste in Limpopo boycotted classes demanding to be taught in a new building. The new building is near their homes, while their old school - which is in disrepair, is situated 5km from their village. The 37-year-old school has no fence, no ceilings in most of the classrooms and few have chairs and desks. Most of the windows are broken and the entire structure is surrounded by thick bushes. While pupils waited outside the new building, their teachers sat chatting at the old premises. "It rained hard on Thursday evening and we could not go to school on Friday since classrooms were flooded," learners representative council secretary Clement Molala said yesterday. "We cannot go back to (the old) school (building) because we are tired of promises." Limpopo education spokesman Pat Kgomo said: "We don't understand why they (pupils) are not in school. The (new) school is theirs, but incomplete. We cannot tell as to when it will be completed." Kgomo could not say when the pupils would be moved into the new school building.
The department of education should handle this matter before it get out of hands. I mean what Kgomo is staying it is not an excuse. If learner wants to go to school and learn they must be given the opportunity to learn. And how do you stay focused in class while it is raining with broken windows? I mean really you cannot walk to school for 5km everyday while there is a school around. The department of education should complete the school as soon as possible for learns. Maybe this leaders need to be taken back to classes where the is no desks, tables and windows for few days and get the feeling of how this learns are feeling. Maybe they will understand the situation of this pupils. South Africa is not taking education as a priority. http://www.sowetanive.co.za/news/2012/09/14pupils-boycott-classes-over-news-building What is your say on this kind of situation, since you are a student or you were once a student? to discuss this matter further you can e-mail, kimtim.tivani@gmail.com
Government nedd to speed up the process of improving school resources and also encourage private sectors to up thier CSI programme.Education is an important tool that will make Africa a better continent
ReplyDeleteI agree with you lucky, but it is the responsibility of the government to look after its citizens.
ReplyDeletei agree with you Lucky the government should should speed up so they can finish to build new school the learners to learn and study in a proper environment because it is not possibble for one to concerntrate in a class with no windows, desks and tables and surely wen its raining they cant hear anything because the rain will be making a lot of noise as heir are ceilings,doors, windows to prevent the noise from disturbing the lesson.
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