Jamasi SDA pupils learn under trees due to damaged classrooms

Pupils of the Jamasi Seventh Days Adventist Basic School in the Sekyere South district of Ashanti have been forced to abandon their damaged school buildings to attend school under trees for the past nine months. 

While parts of the buildings have collapsed, others have had their roofs ripped off and they have remained so till now. 

This came to light at a recent School Performance Appraisal meeting at Jamasi, to discuss the poor performance of pupils in the township. 

The meeting, attended by the Ghana Education Service and the Parent-Teacher Associations identified indiscipline, lack of educational logistics and lack of parental care as some of the factors accounting for the falling standards of education in the town. 

It was also a matter of grave concern that the performance of the only Junior High School in Jamasi has been abysmal for some time now, leaving the future academic prospect of the town very bleak unless something urgent is done to reverse the trend. 

The Head Pastor of Jamasi Methodist Church, Reverend Kwame Nkrumah Hope told a meeting that it would take the concerted efforts of stakeholders to effectively address the challenges. 

On behalf of the church, Rev. Hope donated 20 dual desks worth two thousand Ghana Cedis to the Jamasi Methodist Basic School and pledged the commitment of the church to support any project to give the school a face-lift. 

Rev. Hope urged individuals who had been blessed financially to always help to augment government efforts in addressing educational  challenges. 

The Circuit Supervisor of the area, Isaac Agyabeng said teachers alone cannot enforce discipline on pupils as they complement the role of parents to instill good virtues in their wards. 

He expressed serious concerned about the state of Jamasi SDA basic school which is currently in a deplorable state and therefore urged key stakeholders particularly the Sekyere South district Assembly to urgrntly address the plight of thd pupils. 

Headmaster of Jamasi Methodist Basic School, Akohene Gyabaa Nelson urged parents to regularly visit the school to monitor the progress of their wards.

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