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– Regional ChairmanBy Enid JoaquinRegional Chairman Renis Morian yesterday expressed his disappointment over the condition of theRegional Chairman Renis Moriansanitary facilities at several schools across Region ten. The official was adamant that he needs a report on the state of all the region’s schools’ washroom facilities and their surroundings within a month, so that works can commence where necessary.Morian made those observations at yesterday’s statutory meeting in the RDC boardroom. He exhorted councillors to visit the schools closest to them and take note of their condition.Morian also tasked the Region’s Health Committee and the Department of Education, with preparing a checklist of works to be executed at schools before their opening. Those checks will include the physical condition of the school itself, but with special emphasis on the washroom facilities.The Regional Chairman said that he became very concerned after a recent visit to Amelia’s Ward Primary School,Denzel Valentine Michigan State Jersey, where he found the washroom facilities to be “unacceptable and disappointing.”INDIGENOUS COMMUNITIESMorian pointed out that not only schools in Linden have sanitary facilities that are in a deplorable state, but schools in the indigenous communities seem to be the worst affected. He cited the case of the Muritaro Primary School, which has an unusable sanitary block due to faulty work by the contractor. This has caused the students to resort to using a pit latrine, Morian declared.In alluding to this particular school, Morian called on representatives from the Department of Education to look within their budget and allocate funds to rectify the situation.“All our public works were badly done,Ben Simmons LSU Jersey, especially those in indigenous communities,DeMarcus Cousins Kentucky Jersey, we have one in Muritaro that was built before we took office – the children can’t use it,Sean Taylor Miami Jersey, so residents had to build a wood latrine.“So now that we’re in office we have to establish a minimum standard for the education system, where everybody has to be at this standard, they mustn’t fall below it. We came into office meeting public infrastructure run down… in a terrible state. So our challenge now,Louisville Cardinals Jerseys, is to correct the situation. In some instances it would be better to break down the whole structure and rebuild.”“We’ve got a big job. In the indigenous communities facilities are in a sad state,Jarrett Lee LSU Jersey, so bit by bit we have got to correct these things – especially in communities such as Muritaro,Rueben Randle LSU Jersey, Riverview and Falmouth,Chris Webber Michigan Jersey, so we have a big challenge ahead of us.“That is why I gave the directive today that we are going to start with the aesthetics around the school, and the washrooms must be at a minimum standard.”In closing the chairman stated, “we can’t fix everything today or tomorrow, but we have to start somewhere.”Last February several teachers attached to the Mackenzie High School had staged a protest at the Regional Education Department over what they described as the “untenable situation” regarding the school’s washroom facilities. At the time, apart from toilets that were not functioning,Cheap NFL Jerseys Free Shipping, it had been reported that there was only one toilet available for approximately 40 female teachers. |
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