Education ministry to probe schools turned into lodges at night

The Education ministry has promised to investigate circumstances under which residents of Kisima, Masese Division in Jinja District, have turned schools into lodges at night.
The State minister for Primary Education, Ms Rosemary Seninde, when contacted over the issue, said she was not aware of the development but promised to work closely with education officials in Jinja District to investigate the matter.
Yesterday, this paper reported that teachers at two government schools; Kisima Island Primary Schools I and II, were up in arms with the community for turning education centres into lodges at night.

Last week, when this reporter visited the two island schools, wrappers and used condoms were seen littered on the schools compounds.
Ms Justine Karungi, the head teacher of Kisima Island Primary Schools I, said every morning, her teachers and pupils pick used condoms and wrappers from the classrooms and the school compound before lessons can start, a scenario she said upsets her as a well as her learners.
“We do not have security here, so they come and use our classrooms,” Ms Nafuka said.
“It affects us. Imagine your pupil picking a used condom in the morning,” Nafuka adds.
Ms Goretti Nabwire, another teacher at Kisima Island Primary School II, said she one time found classroom benches joined together to “make a bed” and her manila papers wrapped on top of the benches.
“You find used condoms on desks and the worst is that some pupils use these condoms as balloons,” Ms Nabwire says.