{"id":462326,"date":"2018-02-07T14:51:09","date_gmt":"2018-02-07T14:51:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ghana-mma.com\/2018\/02\/07\/snakes-invade-akotoklo-primary-school\/"},"modified":"2018-02-07T14:51:09","modified_gmt":"2018-02-07T14:51:09","slug":"snakes-invade-akotoklo-primary-school","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2018\/02\/07\/snakes-invade-akotoklo-primary-school\/","title":{"rendered":"Snakes invade Akotoklo Primary School"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div id=\"medsection1\">\n<!-- End of html generated by this->header() --><\/p>\n<p class=\"floatLeft\">General News of Wednesday,  7 February 2018<\/p>\n<p class=\"floatRight\"><strong>Source: <\/strong>todaygh.com<\/p>\n<p>2018-02-07<\/p>\n<div class=\"article-left\">\n<p class=\"article-image\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/ghanamma.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/02\/32583195.295.jpg\" alt=\"Snakes Vrs Students D.jpeg\" title=\"Snakes Vrs Students D.jpeg\" width=\"295\" height=\"169\" \/><span class=\"image_caption\"><span>The kindergarten classroom has developed deep cracks with beams hanging loosely<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<div class=\"noPrint\">\n<div id=\"537626303\" style=\"width:300;height:250;margin:0;padding:0\">\n<p>\t\t  <noscript><iframe loading=\"lazy\" id=\"b2ad7fa7fd\" name=\"b2ad7fa7fd\" src=\"http:\/\/ghanaweb-d.openx.net\/w\/1.0\/afr?auid=537626303&amp;cb=151125813973067\" frameborder=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" width=\"300\" height=\"250\"><a href=\"\/\/ghanaweb-d.openx.net\/w\/1.0\/rc?cs=b2ad7fa7fd&amp;cb=151125813973067\"><\/p>\n<p>\t\t  <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/ghanamma.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/02\/1518015069_205_ai\" border=\"0\" alt=\"\" \/><\/a><\/iframe><\/noscript><\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p style=\"clear:right\"> Lives of some 120 pupils at Akotoklo-Gua D\/A Primary School in the Upper Manya Krobo District of the Eastern Region are in danger, Today can report.<\/p>\n<p>This, Today gathered, is due to the deteriorating nature of the bamboo shed and mud pavilion classroom blocks that house pupils of this school.<\/p>\n<p>The school, which was built by the community in 2005, Today further gathered, is fast deteriorating.<\/p>\n<p>Invasion by snakes and other reptiles during teaching hours is also a common feature at the school.<\/p>\n<p>The Akotoklo-Gua D\/A School serves communities such as Dosi, Apemso-Wayo, Gua, Akotoklo and parts of Odikyerensa.<\/p>\n<p>Dozens of pupils escaped death when parts of the school structure collapsed two weeks ago.<\/p>\n<p>The kindergarten classroom has developed deep cracks with beams hanging loosely ready to cave in to cause disaster.<\/p>\n<p>Speaking to Today in an interview some teachers vowed not to enter the classrooms to avoid being killed should the classrooms collapse.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI have told my colleagues teaching there that I will not step foot in that kindergarten classroom because it poses danger to the pupils and teachers,\u201d a teacher who spoke on a condition of anonymity said.<\/p>\n<p>According to the teacher, some of the teachers and school children including kindergarten pupils had to battle snakes and other dangerous reptiles that invade their classrooms every day.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cSometimes you will be in a classroom then a snake will suddenly appear then you will see the children running helter-skelter. Last term, for instance, a snake was hiding in the kindergarten classroom and it nearly bite them,\u201d the teacher recounted.<\/p>\n<p>Eight teachers including females who trek about four miles to teach everyday are now despondent over the failure of the education ministry to address the plight of the school.<\/p>\n<p>Kennedy Okai, one of the dispirited teachers, told journalists that the infrastructural condition of the school was very demoralising with a call on government to come to the aid of the school.<\/p>\n<p>Leaders in the community also said \u201cthey feel left out by government because the community lacks basic social amenities such as road network, potable water, school building, electricity among others.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><!-- uploaded by: 55 updated by: -1 --><\/p>\n<p><!-- Start of html generated by this->footer() -->\n<\/div>\n<p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a style=\"display:none\" rel=\"follow\" href=\"http:\/\/megatheme.ir\/\" title=\"\u0642\u0627\u0644\u0628 \u0648\u0631\u062f\u067e\u0631\u0633\">\u0642\u0627\u0644\u0628 \u0648\u0631\u062f\u067e\u0631\u0633<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>General News of Wednesday, 7 February 2018 Source: todaygh.com 2018-02-07 The kindergarten classroom has developed deep cracks with beams hanging loosely Lives of some 120 pupils at Akotoklo-Gua D\/A Primary School in the Upper Manya Krobo District of the Eastern Region are in danger, Today can report. 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