-As VP Calls for Stakeholders’ Intervention
By J. Saye Suah
Calling for an urgent need to improve the infrastructure of the K. Dugbeh Bloh Elementary School in Barclayville, the Vice Principal for Administration of the institution, Mr. Webster Togba, has expressed deep concerns regarding the dilapidated building that currently hosts students at the institution.
Vice Principal Togba emphasized that inadequate school facilities have the propensity to hinder the learning experience and overall safety of students.
His appeal comes as the community grapples with challenges such as heavy rain, which exacerbates these issues and makes attendance of students to classes even more difficult.
Mr. Togba therefore called on community members and local authorities to come together and address these pressing infrastructural problems to ensure a conducive learning environment for all students in the area.
The Vice Principal further disclosed that the K. Dugbeh Bloh Elementary School is currently accommodating over fifty-five students. And quickly noted that the school is a community initiative founded by the residents of Wakplenken in Barclayville.
He explained that the school was officially recognized by the Liberian government through the Ministry of Education approximately two years ago in Grand Kru County.
The current conditions facing the school, he explained, raise significant challenges for both teaching and learning, necessitating urgent attention and support from relevant authorities to ensure that all students have access to a safe and conducive educational environment.
The Vice Principal emphasized the critical need for a conducive learning environment, stating that education is fundamental to the development of society.
Togba lamented the conditions at K. Dugbeh Bloh Elementary School, which he pointed out include inadequate seating capacity as a significant factor affecting students’ ability to learn effectively.
Despite numerous appeals to officials and development partners for assistance, VP Togba maintained the school continues to struggle.
The school’s vice principal urged immediate intervention of stakeholders to improve the infrastructure and to provide resources necessary for fostering a better educational opportunity for the children in the community.
Vice Principal Togba also highlighted the urgent need for and overall improvements in the local educational infrastructures, emphasizing that many public and community schools in Grand Kru face similar challenges, including inadequate logistics, insufficient manpower, and poor sanitary conditions, which hinder the learning environment for children.
In Barclayville, the provincial capital of southeastern Grand Kru, Mr. Togba said his institution serves students from nursery through 6th grade.
Togba’s remarks point to the necessity for community engagement, government support, and potential partnerships crucial for providing a safe and conducive learning environment for the children in that part of the country.
According to Mr. Togba, the current state of the school fails to meet the standards expected in today’s educational environment, which situation, he pointed out, can be mitigated when given priority attention at the county development planning meeting
He said at these meetings, the citizens outlined education, health, security, rule of law, agriculture, Sanitation and infrastructure developments for the next five years of the Boakai administration, disclosing that there is absolutely nothing at the school to attract other students from other institutions around Barclayville to seek admission.
Togba however said despite challenges faced in the education sector in Grand Kru, many teachers still remain committed and dedicated to the teaching profession in positively molding the minds of the next generation.
Meanwhile, Webster Togba, speaking on behalf of the administration, urged community members to extend helping to address some of the challenges facing the school in order to strengthen and enhance learning activities, while Students who spoke with our reporter disclosed that they struggle to attend lessons during heavy rain due to the current condition.
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