Was it a safe and conducive first week school environment?

Dear Editor,

What a first week of the new school year: schools rebuilt; new schools constructed and commissioned; pit latrines to a school without basic facility – working toilet; lamentations about the new laboratory at a secondary school; some schools affected by electrical issues.

Now a still reconstructing school had a start, stop, start again to the new year only to temporarily shut due to ongoing unresolved water and sanitation challenges (SN September 8).  So the school reopen-ed with the authorities knowing the lacking, functioning washroom facilities.

It was reported a visit by the media entity revealed ‘significant construction work was still underway’ in sections of the school.  So how do these situations translate to a safe and conducive environment?

Sincerely,

Shamshun Mohamed