It is 11am on a cold Friday at Mcheni Primary School and there is not a single pupil or teacher at school. The dilapidated mud school on the outskirts of the small town of Tsolo in Tyweka village, KuJence (can’t find on map), becomes a ghost when the weather is bad, like this particular Friday.
When it is rainy, windy or cold, pupils are sent home early or told to not attend school at all.
Last Friday morning, while many learners around the country were busy with their studies to attain a level of education which will allow them to acquire crucial skills for their future, Mcheni Primary School pupils were sitting at home.
The Eastern Cape department of education confirmed that it was aware of the situation at the school.
More than 250 pupils use mud structures as their classrooms, which were built by the community in the early 1990s.
The classrooms are completely dilapidated and pose a serious danger. Doors and windows are either broken or missing and
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