FEMALE STUDENTS BEMOAN CONGESTION

FEMALE students of Jachie –Pramso Senior High School have bemoaned the deplorable condition of the school and have called on the Ministry of Education, Science and Sports and the GETFund to come to their aid.
The students who made the appeal when some former students paid a visit to the school, also appealed to the Old Students’ association to assist the school in various ways in order to create a conducive atmosphere that would enhance effective teaching and learning.
During the visit, it was realised that the female dormitory, which was designed as a one-storey building, had been abandoned since 2000 when the ground floor was completed.
Years of abandonment has affected the project, thereby making it leak badly anytime it rained.
The absence of adequate louvres at the dormitory has also led to invasion of the rooms by various insects including mosquitoes, which usually attack them at night, creating health hazards that undermining serious academic work.
In an interview with the Daily Graphic during the visit, the students expressed concern about the continuous neglect of the school by stakeholders.
They pointed out that in the Bosomtwe District, Jachie-Pramso Senior High School was the only school selected for upgrading to a well-endowed school, but strangely enough the infrastructure development was nothing to be proud of.
The students said it was time attention was paid to the school to enhance academic work because apart from the female dormitory, the school lacked many facilities, which militate against effective teaching and learning.
They mentioned the library, which accommodates only 40 students at a time as another dent in the image of the school, which was established 40 years ago.
"The student population is now 1,400, but the library, built for less than 120 students 40 years ago is the same facility we are using now," they said.
They noted that the school had adequate land that could contain a new library and other infrastructure and had therefore appealed to stakeholders, especially the district assembly, citizens of the Bosomtwe District in all parts of the country and those abroad, as well as institutions, companies and individuals to come to the aid of the school.