00:00Over 600 students will enter these gates come Monday morning, but what they meet inside, according to the school's parent
00:09-teacher association, is subpar conditions, not conducive to learning.
00:14The chairs are rusted. The classrooms are being painted by us to accommodate these children. The railings at the school
00:25are very rusted. The roof is in a deplorable state, right? We have infestation of pigeons, right? The toilets are
00:36not being upkept.
00:37The grong is so dilapidated, the grass is about high about that. They cannot even decide to register for intercall
00:46right now because they have nowhere to train, the grass is high, you name it.
00:53Overall safety at the Marbella North Secondary School is a concern.
00:59On the head ceilings that are rotted, and I believe it's a hazard to the students, to everybody on the
01:06compound as a matter of fact. And we are saying no, that cannot be. And our children need to come
01:13out in an environment that is safe.
01:14The PTA has hosted fundraisers and lobbied donations from businesses, and so far spent $2,500 on paint, which they've
01:25personally used to paint over 20 classrooms.
01:28But it's not enough, and they're now calling publicly on the Minister of Education to list a school for immediate
01:36repairs.
01:36The Minister, sir, please come and have a walk at Marbella North. Come and see the condition that our school
01:44is in. Come and have a look at the classrooms. We have classrooms that have no table or chairs in
01:51it. And we would like our children to be able to have the best here.
01:56You know, our motors are our best always, and they deserve the best always.
02:01We contacted the Minister of Education, Dr. Michael Dowlat, on the issues raised, but up to news time, did not
02:09receive a response.
02:11Cindy Raguba, Tika Singh, TV6 News.
