It may interest you to inquire the goings-on at Ombatini SS. From the preliminary information that I have gathered, that institution has been on 'sick bed' of sorts for years after the administration crumbled. A pro-active intervention would have been better, though. It's, however, tolerable that the students safely marched the Headteacher to the DEO and requested for a better performer and never destroyed any school property as most rowdy students do. I hope the desired changes at the school, especially one of establishing control over staff so that they teach, will turn to improve performance at Ombatini SS. This, of course, is not to condone strikes that have plunged most of West Nile's former great academic institutions into perpetual doldrums. Tabu
--- On Thu, 3/5/09, Gilbert Adibo <[email protected]> wrote: From: Gilbert Adibo <[email protected]> Subject: Re: [WestNileNet] Students whip, frogmarch headmaster To: "A Virtual Network for friends of West Nile" <[email protected]> Date: Thursday, March 5, 2009, 12:23 AM Haa!! Instead of concentrating, students are busy thinking of frogmarching sources of knowledge. Gilbert On 05/03/2009, [email protected] <[email protected]> wrote: I guess teaching isn't the easiest profession! ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Felix Warom Okello Arua Students of Ombatini Secondary School in Terego/Maracha District yesterday arrested their headmaster and walked him 12 kilometres to the district education officer's office where they demanded his immediate transfer. The students accused Mr Jackson Bushentice of alleged gross mismanagement and unfair treatment of teachers. Mr Bushentice told reporters in Arua town yesterday that the students, who pounced on him at his home early morning, also administered five strokes of the cane on him before directing him to the DEO's office. Apparently, the headmaster had been away in Kampala to collect the recently-released A-level examination results, only returning to a rude welcome. "When I returned on Tuesday, I was told the deputy headmaster held a meeting with students drafting the memorandum," Mr Bushentice said. "I think there is foul play by the teachers." The students, who walked the under fire headmaster to the Arua DEO's office because there is no DEO in Terego/Maracha, are understood to have given him a stern warning not to misbehave. Mr Bushentice told reporters he had no choice but to oblige and lead the trek. The pale and haggard looking head teacher arrived in Arua at around 10am with his captors who waved placards denouncing him. Mr Bushentice looked subdued and sat in the DEO's office submissively. Police swung into action securing the DEO's premises but never antagonised the students who kept shouting obscenities. "How can we pay fees when we are not taught and teachers just come and sit?" one of them shouted. "We asked the headmaster to take action but he failed. He must be transferred." The students, most of them in A' level, complained that they were not receiving proper teaching since the start of the term. The DEO was out of office when the students arrived with their victim but the district inspector of schools, Mr Kefa Anguandia, called an emergency meeting with senior police officers and some local leaders. After the brief meeting, Mr Anguandia told the students, "Take it that from now he will not be your headmaster. We shall appoint another person to handle the school." The students shouted in approval. They agreed to return to school but Mr Bushentice, who has been heading the school for four years, remained at the DEO's office. He told journalists that he would abide by any decision taken by the DEO. Daily Monitor independently learnt that the school has been in turmoil for two years, climaxing with a recent sacking of seven teachers. Teachers complained of non-payment yet most are not on government payroll. _______________________________________________ WestNileNet mailing list [email protected] http://orion.kym.net/mailman/listinfo/westnilenet % WestNileNet is generously hosted by INFOCOM http://www.infocom.co.ug/ The above comments and data are owned by whoever posted them (including attachments if any). The List's Host is not responsible for them in any way. _______________________________________________ _______________________________________________ WestNileNet mailing list [email protected] http://orion.kym.net/mailman/listinfo/westnilenet % WestNileNet is generously hosted by INFOCOM http://www.infocom.co.ug/ The above comments and data are owned by whoever posted them (including attachments if any). The List's Host is not responsible for them in any way. _______________________________________________
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