![]() STUDENTS attending Walagu Elementary and Primary schools in Bosavi, Hela, have left the area and are trekking the jungles to Southern Highlands and other provinces in search for schools, Mt Sisa president Jackson Tepa says. Walagu Primary grade four teacher James Manu, who fled the area, has helped two of his students by accommodating them in Proma, Southern Highlands, to enrol them in a primary school there. “Other students have also packed their necessities and gone to Tari and Enga to stay with relatives to look for schools,” Manu said. Tepa said: “The teachers have left and the school will be closed for an indefinite period following the kidnap incident early this month. “Students travel long distances to get educated, those attending Kutubu Secondary School climb mountains, cross the fast-flowing Kikori River before reaching Waro village to get a PMV to go to school. “Most of the students are persistent about completing their education while others have given up, only five per cent of the total population get educated. “I am concerned for our children’s future but I can’t do anything.”
Hela United Church Bishop Rev Wai Tege said law and order in the province were chaotic, perpetrators walked freely in Tari with youths carrying guns in broad daylight. “Tari Police Station is becoming an ATM for policemen, they arrest suspects and accept bribes as bail fee to release them,” Tege said. “These issues are caused by youths aged between 16 and 25 who come from polygamous families, whose population is growing rapidly. “They are not educated and are taking the smuggling of guns as a trade commodity, and are trading at Kamusi, Western, where the logging companies operate. “Police caught them but were not arrested and charged as there are only 80 policemen on the ground and they are afraid for their lives. “Security issues must be addressed before other development plans.” Source : The National / PNG Education news Also Comments are closed.
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