Wimunupecek primary school classroom block roof blown off by the wind in October 2020. Up to now, it has not been worked on and learners are learning under the tree, and sharing of the classroom has become the order of the day. Photo By Lakomekec Anthony K
Over 500 pupils of wimunupecek primary school in Lunyiriri parish, Lira Palwo Sub County in Agago district are stranded after a wild wind blew off the roof of their classrooms.
The wind blew off the roofs of two classroom blocks at Wimunupecek primary school in October 2020 affecting classrooms of primary one to three respectively.
The school has over 500 pupils, now only has four functional classrooms with no staff rooms. This has compelled teachers to conduct lessons under trees as they wait for the government and parents to fix the classrooms.
The deputy headteacher, Churchill Oryem, says the classrooms were destroyed by the wild one year ago without any intervention from well-wishers.
He says their hands are tied because they don’t have money to renovate the affected classroom block.
Goerge Awila, a member of the school management committee at Wimunupecek primary school says both pupils and teachers are traumatized by the destruction. He added that the parents are not able to do the renovation since the cost to do it is high.
An attempt to get comments from the district Education and Health Secretary when futile as her number was off.
Wimunupecek primary school's toilet has got a problem of sheltering when it comes to toilet issues. A number of spoilt latrines both for pupils and teachers are not operating, hence making the school staff share latrines among girls and boys including teachers.
Wimunupecek primary school boys' latrine looking devastated as it. It can not be used as rainfall as resumed. Photo by Lakomekec Anthony K
According to Churchill, all relevant offices including the district education office, secretary education office were informed, and they were told that the district will intervene and see possible ways of working out the tragedy. He added that as a school, they will try to do what they can do best instead of waiting for intervention from the district since there is a delay.
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