Olive Ejang Tebug Ngoh
29 September 2008
The new Delegate for Secondary Education, Meme, Shadrack Epie Ekale, has told school principals, teachers and members of the education family to stop transmitting marks sexually.
Epie was speaking recently during the launching of the 2008/2009 academic year for secondary education in Meme, which took place at the Presbyterian High School Kumba.
Reflecting on this year's education theme; 'Proper Management, Quality and Amelioration of Performance,' the Delegate said this could only be achieved if certain ills are eradicated in schools.
Epie regretted that teachers exchange marks for sex with students, especially young male teachers and female students. He said the practice must be eradicated completely in schools.
The Delegate lashed out at other ills which have infested the school milieu like corruption, laxity, materialism, violence and indiscipline. He also hit hard at Principals who exclude some final year students from writing public examinations as internal candidates in a bid to boost performance.
Besides, he also frowned at those who run illegal schools in the Division.He said parents fail to stop their children from watching pornographic movies; do not help them to study at home and do not buy them textbooks. He told parents to go beyond financial contributions and join in the education of their children.
He cautioned that if such practices continue in schools, culprits would be punished.The Delegate reminded executive members of the Parent Teachers Association, PTA that the rules of the game have changed following the new ministerial prescription governing the functioning of the PTA.
Epie stated that all PTAs within colleges in Meme must be revised and the electoral college would no longer be the general assembly but representatives of parents.In an analysis of the situation of most schools in Meme, Epie said most public and private schools lack infrastructure, lack quality staff, lack service vehicles, have ill equipped workshops etc.
On his part, the First Assistant Senior Divisional Delegate for Meme, Joseph Obate Nkong, said the administration would partner with the delegation to ensure academic sanity within the secondary education sector.
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