"Basic School Gets Light After 73 year". At first, I didn't believe I had seen this heading on the Go-Jamaica website, so I had to do a double take and read the heading carefully once again to digest its content. Yes, what I saw was correct, and my initial reaction was, "Unbelievable"! How could this be so"? It was good to see that the Jamaica Public Service stepped up to the plate to provide the necessary light posts and wiring to enable a more accommodating situation for the basic school students. However, did it have to take so long for a reputable body, whether government or private, to see the disservice that had been done to poor children at York Town Basic School who were without the well-needed electricity for 73 years? Why so long? It is unimaginable how many more schools in Jamaica may be facing the same crisis! Another recent report indicates that when school re-opened the interim principal discovered that at a corporate high school they were short 537 chairs and 393 desks! This resulted in the chaining down of desks and chairs and even some students moving the unchained desk and chairs with them from classroom to classroom. To make matters worse, as discussed in a previous blog, some children are still experiencing the burden of using pit toilet! Come on, can we not do better to serve all Jamaican children regardless of where they live? We must do better in this 21st century.
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