https://www.reddit.com/r/Botswana/comments/1ib4jux/state_of_govy_primary_schools/
created by Sharp_Computer2677 on 27/01/2025 at 09:38 UTC
9 upvotes, 2 top-level comments (showing 2)
I'm writing on behalf of my mother in law, who stays in Tonota. This year she sent her little niece to the primary school close by, John Phooko school, and she was told there is no chair for children. A lot of parent have had to buy plastic chairs from the chinese stores. One classroom has 62 children, that's two class groups sharing a room. Apart from that she was complaining of having to buy a whole ream of paper and notebooks, plus Tissue paper rolls that teachers are not giving to the children, instead they are using themselves. There is no update on availability of books, maybe the books will be available by mid year.
To our new leadership, can we help these schools. A mme government schools are not given money to buy TP and to maintain clean toilets in 2025?
Thank you.
Comment by ThatOne_268 at 27/01/2025 at 10:29 UTC
6 upvotes, 1 direct replies
Unfortunately that’s most of governments schools here. This is why the whole free education/health etc irritates me because the standard is pretty laughable. Infrastructure, equipment, skilled personnel (even though we have a lot of qualified unemployed teachers & nurses) are not maintained/inadequate/ in dismal conditions.
Comment by Lushlala7 at 28/01/2025 at 08:54 UTC
1 upvotes, 0 direct replies
This is appalling😡 I too went to state schools and they were decent. Clearly, things have been allowed to spiral out of control and nobody really cares. Where’s the MoE in all of this??!! Another case of zero accountability, people sitting on their a**** doing nothing but collecting a nice paycheck every month. And don’t let’s forget the perks!🤦🏾♀️