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Deathtrap: Poor infrastructure crippling education at Koransang school

Education at Koransang, a farming community in Suhum Municipality in the Eastern region is on the brink of collapse over infrastructure deficit.

Classroom block

The lack of infrastructure is affecting teaching and learning at the basic school in the community.

Nursery pupil to class one uses one classroom hence there is less concentration during teaching and learning due to the large number in the classrooms.

The school building which has not seen any major renovation has terribly deteriorated and has become a death trap.

Some parents who spoke to Accra-based Starr FM said they become apprehensive whenever their children leave for school over fears that the classrooms will collapse on them.

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"I am very worried about the condition of the school. My child always comes home with a dirty uniform and books. I wonder if we have a government because we don’t see any development. We may not vote in the coming election. I used to beat my child for always being dirty buy I noticed it is not his fault. The last time, snake invaded the classroom and they run helter-skelter."

Radford Norvor, the Assembly Member for the area adding his voice to the infrastructure deficit in the area said the school was built in 1869 and has deteriorated.

He has appealed several times but it has fallen on deaf ears.

"I am pleading to government and NGOs to come to our aide. We want to add that all those donating to the national Cathedral construction should also remember these children at Koransang to come to our aide to help also build befitting classroom block," he stated.

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