Students at St. Paul Senior High School at Asakraka in Kwahu South Municipality in the Eastern region have been gripped with fear and discomfort due to the deplorable state of their dormitories and the invasion of snakes and other dangerous reptiles.
At least two students have been bitten by a snake due to darkness on campus. According to the students, the situation coupled with other factors makes campus unsafe.
Both boys’ and girls’ dormitories are in deplorable conditions creating discomfort for students as reptiles enter the dormitories.
The students are also facing high theft cases by intruders due to poor security on campus.
“The last time a snake bite one of our students here in the dormitory especially house one and also house four we got about three snakes to kill. One came in the night so we didn’t see it so we don’t know where it is we couldn’t kill it. We don’t feel comfortable at all. We can’t even sleep. The last time, a male student going to the bath was also bitten by a snake. Fortunately, the snake was killed.it is scary”.
One of the victims narrated that “I was going to pick my books on my bed so when I stepped forward, I experienced a sharp pinch on my right leg, a snake has bitten me so I shouted for help so they took me to the hospital and I was admitted for two days”.
The student appealed “authorities especially the government should help us. They should come to our aide. They should bring more facilities. we beg them a lot. we the girls are suffering. Water problems, snakes, bedbugs, reptiles so we need help”
Management of the St. Paul SHS bemoaned that, the school lacks infrastructural facilities such as teachers’ bungalows hence only 3 out of 72 teaching staff live on campus taking care of 948 boarding students.
Management described the condition of the girl’s dormitory as hell.
Meanwhile, the Member of Parliament for Mpraeso, Davis Opoku Ansah has visited the school.
He said he recently lobbied for a GETFUND bus which has been delivered.
In the meantime, the MP says he will procure 20 streetlights for the school to illuminate the compound while he writes letters to the appropriate quarters for the other challenges to be addressed.
Source: Mybrytnewsroom.com/Obed Ansah
