Jackson, Vasco and Robert, We seem to concentrate much on bars and disco joints Mr. Onzu cautioned teachers against, neglecting the real reasons for closure of the school. The key issues raised by Mr. Onzu are the few number of teachers and sharing of a latrine by the school community. You will agree with me, hiring trained teachers, building PIT latrines in the face of the current financial crunch is difficult and requires money. My experience is that our parents have poor school fees paying habit. Under such circumstances, a school will hardly meet those minimum standards. I entirely agree with need for quality education but I'm reluctant to accept the decision taken as the right one. It also reminds me of a friend who told me, if oranges are not available to prepare orange juicy, you can equally use lemon to prepared lemonade. In deciding the best form of action, we should also look at: What will be the future of the students and few teachers affected? Does it is address the issues raised, what are some of the alternatives to the problem? This would then help us come up with the most appropriate solution. Denis Lee Oguzuthat incorporates interest of the various groups involved.
--- On Thu, 4/23/09, Ocatre Robert <ocatre...@yahoo.co.uk> wrote: From: Ocatre Robert <ocatre...@yahoo.co.uk> Subject: Re: [WestNileNet] koboko school closed To: "A Virtual Network for friends of West Nile" <westnilenet@kym.net> Date: Thursday, April 23, 2009, 3:58 AM What the hell is this! Teachers operating bars and videos in school compounds? No wonder our children perform dismally in national exams. Bravo Onzu for having closed such a school operating below acceptable standards. The wording we cant allow schools operate like markets is not enough I would even have added like kraals From: Majid Alemi Junior <majidalemijun...@yahoo.com> To: westnilenet@kym.net Sent: Thursday, 23 April, 2009 10:38:53 Subject: [WestNileNet] koboko school closed Koboko school closed KOBOKO-Chief administrative officer Ismail Onzu has ordered the closure of Queen Victoria Primary School over what he described as operating below standard. “We can’t allow schools to operate as if they are markets. The school does not have enough teachers. It has one toilet that is shared by boys, girls, teachers and parents who stay nearby,” said Onzu. He was speaking at a meeting organised by Koboko Civil Society Network at the town hall on Friday. Onzu also told teachers to stop operating bars and video halls in school compounds. forwarded by. majid alemi juior. Make your browsing faster, safer, and easier with the new Internet Explorer® 8. Optimized for Yahoo! Get it Now for Free! _______________________________________________ WestNileNet mailing list WestNileNet@kym.net http://orion.kym.net/mailman/listinfo/westnilenet % WestNileNet is generously hosted by INFOCOM http://www.infocom.co.ug/ The above comments and data are owned by whoever posted them (including attachments if any). The List's Host is not responsible for them in any way. _______________________________________________
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