N/R: Rainstorm forces over 300 school children into labor

At least 300 school going children in two districts of the Northern region are forced to stay at home following a rainstorm that caused havoc to educational structures in the areas over a fortnight ago.

The Tolon and the Chereponi districts are among some seven districts in the region severely hit by the natural disaster causing extensive devastation to buildings and rendering a million homeless.

The storm hit the Tolon district on May 4, and ripped off roofs of about three schools including the Kpalsogu Zion primary, Gbrumanchaguyili English and Arabic, Dundo and Dimabi primary schools.

The Chereponi district had it share on the May 8 and over seven school buildings were completely damaged.

National Disaster Management Organization officials and government representatives including DCEs who embarked on assessment tour to the affected communities promised an immediate relief.

But Starr News investigations reveal that school going children are staying at home a week after schools resumed principally due to the failure of authorities to provide various responses to the damaged structures.

School Children in these districts Starr News has gathered are now forced to join their parents in the farm, engage in lizard hunting while others take to fishing.

Confirming the disturbing development to Starr News, the DCE for Tolon Hon. Seidu Abubakari said the assembly is still struggling to find a solution to the situation.

He said the NADMO in the region has proved ineffective and that a letter written to the Regional minister has not been responded to and several appeals to NGOs have since been unsuccessful.

He, however, said the assembly was working tirelessly to ensure these children get at least a temporal structure where they can study.