Residents of Edaa, a community in the Wassa East in the Western Region have lamented over a dilapidated school structure which has developed major cracks making it inconvenient for teaching and learning.
The school which accommodates both primary and Junior High serves neighbouring communities including Owiredufrom, Adansi and Mampong.
According to residents, pupils are sent home by teachers when it begins to rain due to the nature of the makeshift wooden structure which is also also when there’s a funeral.
Speaking exclusively to Beach Newsroom some residents expressed their displeasure about the long delay in furnishing the classroom blocks and lamented the situation which is affecting their ward’s academic performance, hence calling authorities for immediate attention.
“We do not want to read meanings into the reason for the continous closure of the school. We, therefore plead with authorities, especially Ignatuis Asaah Mensah to have the school open to move the pupils from the makeshift wooden structure into the newly built school complex.
The pupils, whenever motorbikes and people are passing by their attention shifts to them, and this is giving the teachers problems,” A resident stated.
Despite the importance of an effective learning environment to rural communities, the Ministry of Education, the government of the Republic of Ghana and lawmakers representing their constituents over the years have paid little attention to educational facilities which are the UN’s Sustainable Development Goal 4.
The UN’s Development Goal 4 states that: “by 2030 “Build and upgrade education facilities for a child, disability and gender sensitive and provide safe, nonviolent, inclusive and effective learning environments for all to achieve academic excellence”.
