Awutu-Bawjiase(Central Region) 18 March ’99
The Awutu-Bawjiase Presbyterian Primary “A and B” Schools have been temporarily closed down and all the 447 pupils sent home following the destruction of their wooden six-classroom-block by a rainstorm last Friday. Mr Joshua Osei, headmaster of the Bawjiase Presbyterian Primary and Junior Secondary Schools, made this known when he briefed Lieutenant Daniel William Osardu, District Chief Executive for Awutu-Effutu-Senya who visited the school on Wednesday. The DCE said the district assembly is making efforts to provide the children with temporary structures to enable them to resume classes by next Monday. The pupils start their examinations next week and everything possible would be done to put the school structures in place before the examinations. In another development, the assemblyman for Kasoa, Mr Haruna Tetteh Mensah, also visited the Kasoa branch of Datus International Schools which suffered a similar fate about a week ago. Mr A. C. Williams, Assistant Headmaster of the school, put the total cost of damage caused to the school at about 12 million cedis. Mr Williams appealed to organisations and the district assembly for help.
