North West schools effectively reopen

The streets of Bamenda were coloured with school uniforms of all kinds on September 8, 2014.

The population of Bamenda woke up September 8, 2014 to see their streets cleared up of children hawkers who have been occupying every corner of the town for the past three months, carrying little buckets or trays on their heads containing items on sale. Yesterday, the streets were busy with children in their different school uniforms heading to different directions where their schools were located.

Bamenda was as busy as a beehive on September 8 as some school children as young as two years were being carried to school. While some were crying, others were excited and happy to get to their new environment.

During a sojourn to some schools in the Bamenda I, II and III Sub-divisions, it was evident that schools had effectively reopened for the 2014-2015 academic year.

At the Providence Bilingual Kindergarten Nursery and Primary School – PBKC – Ndamukong, teachers were seen busy identifying children and sending them to their classes. While some parents were seen in a queue in front of the Head Teacher’s office struggling to get their children registered, children in Primary Six were already receiving lessons at about 8:30 am.

At Progressive Comprehensive High School – PCHS – Bamenda, the Principal, Azeh David Mofor, disclosed that on the first day, they received about 80 per cent of their students and 61 staff members.

He said effective classes started at 9 am as students had to clean their class. Also at CBC Nkwen, Saint Bridget Primary School Up Station, Ecole des Champions Up Station all was going on well.

As per a release from the Regional Delegate of Basic Education for the North West region, Susan Nfon, some 31 private basic education schools were banned but none of such were in Mezam Division. The communiqué further called on parents to be vigilant and not to send their children to such schools.