Classes under open sky as school bldg ‘too risky’

Students of Koralia A Rahman Government Primary School in Rangabali upazila under the district have to attend classes under the open sky as the school building is too risky for use.
Due to the situation, schooling of over 200 students is badly hampered as classes break up when it starts raining.The four-room school building was built in 1994.In absence of any repair work, cracks developed in its roof, walls and floors. Rain water enters the classrooms through these cracks.“We have to hold classes outside the building it has become unfit for use. The classes are often disturbed, especially during the ongoing rainy season,” said Minara Begum, headmaster of the school.“Some of the students have already left the school. We fear further decrease of students although our results of public examinations are good. We sent several letters to the higher authorities concerned over the matter but in vain,” she said.Shusan Chandra Haldar, Rangabali upazila education officer, said, “We have already informed the higher authorities of the matter. Many other schools in the area are also in bad condition.”