The Secretary General of the Monrovia Consolidated School System (MCSS), Mr. Abraham Nyounway says the organization is concerned about crowding of students and pupils in government schools in the country.

In an exclusive interview with this Paper, Mr. Abraham Nyounsway, who is also the Registrar of Newport Junior High School, said over crowdedness in MCSS Schools is an age old problem that started at the inception of the institution. He said the free and compulsory education policy of the government has further exacerbated the problems.

"The over crowdedness has been inherited by the Sirleaf's Government, but her pronouncement of free and compulsory education has increased the number of schools going children with poor parental back ground," Mr. Nyounway stressed.

The MCSS Teachers Association Secretary General attributed the situation in most public schools to poverty that has engulfed the nation and its people.

He said many parents in Monrovia are unable to sent their children to private schools where problems faced in public schools do not exist

Mr. Nyounway also said that schools like Marvey Sonni in Clara Town, Monrovia Demonstration School, M. V. Massaquoi Elementary school in West Point and many other schools directly under MCSS are not benefiting from government's incentives such as armed chairs that were promised by the Ministry of education. Mr. Nyounway said the MCSS schools are semi-autonomous and are not directly been supported by government.

Several students from the states owned university of Liberia who spoke to this paper also complained about the effect of over crowdedness at the university. Many said they can stand for more then an hour to attend classes at the university.

In America and other European Countries, government schools are prioritized than the private owned schools because governments run the highest institution in any country. This is almost not the case in Africa.

The MCSS Teachers Association Secretary General also called on government to provide transportation facility for teachers. He said he was taken aback that the government is unable to provide twenty five percent of its total budget for education, but continues to declare free and compulsory education, which it is not able to support.